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Charming Experiment Finds Gluon Mass In The Proton
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Nuclear physicists may have finally pinpointed where in the proton a large fraction of its mass resides.
DUNE Resources Review Board to meet in South Dakota for the first time
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
On March 30 and 31, representatives from science funding agencies around the world will meet in Lead, South Dakota, to view the progress on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, an international experiment hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Protecting High-Performance, Superconducting Magnets
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division have developed a method for detecting and predicting the local loss of superconductivity in large-scale magnets that are capable of generating high magnetic fields.
'No Fear of Heights is a Good Quality': Oak Ridge Inspects Towering Stack
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Performing work on tall structures presents unique challenges. But when they’re also aging, they bring an even greater dimension to planning.
DOE Issues Expression of Interest for Surface Contaminated Nickel Technology
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Lexington, KY- Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) seeking industry input for operationally mature technologies to support the potential reuse of approximately 6400 tons of radiologically surface-contaminated nickel removed from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (GDP) as a part of ongoing cleanup activities.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding Opportunity for Transitioning Tribal Colleges and Universities to Clean Energy
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (Office of Indian Energy) issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for $15 million to transition Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to clean energy.
Energy Department Seeks Input on Distribution and Large Power Transformers
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting feedback from transformer manufacturers, utilities, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other applicable stakeholders regarding distribution...
Idaho Waste Treatment Facility Begins Operations to Address Tank Waste
By DOE Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site initiated operations Tuesday to convert radioactive sodium-bearing liquid waste from nearby underground tanks to a more stable, granular solid.
Researchers find new molecule that shows promise in slowing SARS-CoV-2
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Researchers have designed a molecule that slows the effects of one of SARS-CoV-2's more dangerous components – an enzyme called a protease that cuts off the immune system's communications and helps the virus replicate.
Research fellow Jeff Foster investigates ways to create designer molecules
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Chemist Jeff Foster is looking for ways to control sequencing in polymers that could result in designer molecules to benefit a variety of industries, including medicine and energy.
LHC experiments see four top quarks
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
On March 24th, researchers with the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider reported they had observed a rare process that produces four top quarks.
PPPL’s Young Women’s Conference Highlights STEM Career Paths for Students
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Jashanty Simo, a student at Paterson STEAM High School, was inspired by the advice she heard at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s (PPPL) Young Women’s Conference in STEM at Princeton University on March 16.
Chemist’s formula for change helps underserved kids dream big
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
A chemist from Oak Ridge National Laboratory attracted national attention when her advocacy for science education made People magazine’s annual “Women Changing the World” issue.
APS Upgrade to enhance ‘molecular movies’ to understand certain types of antibiotic resistance
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Eadweard Muybridge’s electrifying photos of a galloping horse set the world on fire when he created the precursor to what became motion pictures.
Dimitri Argyriou Named Next Director of Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Dimitri Argyriou, an accomplished physicist and Associate Director for In-Kind Management at the European Spallation Source, has been selected to serve as the next director of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
PPPL to lead collaborative center aimed at supporting efforts to bring more underserved communities into plasma science and the fusion energy field
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
PPPL and other institutions are actively focused on finding ways to recruit diverse students, researchers and engineers into the fusion energy and plasma science fields and make them feel part of an inclusive community in which they are welcomed, able to succeed and remain in the field.
Research team supports isostatic pressing for solid-state battery manufacturing
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Following months of promising test results, battery researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are recommending that the solid-state battery industry focus on a technique known as isostatic pressing as it looks to commercialize next-generation batteries.
New physical science summer school offers opportunity for underrepresented college students
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory annually hosts multiple internships for undergraduate students to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Jefferson Lab Establishes Biomedical Research & Innovation Center
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Better methods for detecting and treating disease. Groundbreaking technologies for monitoring and blocking radiation.
Using X-rays and additive manufacturing to print tough materials
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Durability is a critical characteristic of the materials used to produce industrial machinery, marine vessels, aircraft and medical devices.