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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-May-2026 18:15 ET (19-May-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)

An electric connection: Homes helping the grid

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new control system shows promise in making millions of homes contributors to improved power grid operations, reaping cost and environmental benefits.

Six ways the Advanced Photon Source is making the world better

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Pivotal discoveries at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source make the world better every day. Here are six that help us, inspire us and add to the promise of a brighter tomorrow.

AI for a clean energy future: Researchers use machine learning for advanced fuel development

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

For the first time, a team of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and University of Idaho researchers has successfully applied machine learning to characterizing the microstructure of metallic nuclear fuel, the fine details only visible under powerful magnification.

Journal: Materials Characterization
Funder: Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy

Taking charge of safety: How the BADGE diagnostics platform will provide reliable electric vehicle battery data

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

INL researchers are addressing electric vehicle battery safety concerns with the recently deployed Battery Advanced DiaGnostics Evaluation (BADGE) platform.

Center advancing beyond lithium battery technologies generates 30-plus patents for licensing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have invented a wide and diverse range of technologies in the “beyond lithium-ion” space, including 30-plus patents now available for licensing.

Argonne’s Globus software wins award at 2021 Data Mover Challenge

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Research data management platform Globus took home the Best Integrated Software Experience Award at the 2021 Data Mover Challenge.

Tracking data: DOE’s 40th edition Transportation Energy Data Book monitors US mobility trends, charges up on electric outlook

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

For decades, the Department of Energy’s annual Transportation Energy Data Book has tracked trends in U.S. transportation, serving as the definitive guide for industry, policymakers, researchers and consumers. The most recent version is now available online, marking the book’s 40th edition. Produced and maintained by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in collaboration with DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, the widely acknowledged book holds more than 1,000 citations in scholarly reports to date and its impact is felt internationally, too, as automakers use the information to support the engineering of energy-efficient vehicles.

Hitting a new peak: Scientists enhance X-ray data analysis with artificial intelligence

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source have created a new method using artificial intelligence to speed up the analysis of X-ray diffraction data.

Remembering Paul Benioff, renowned scientist and quantum computing pioneer

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Paul Benioff, an Argonne emeritus scientist, helped pave the way for the field of quantum computing that is now being intensely pursued throughout the world. He passed away on March 29, leaving a legacy of intellectual courage and collaboration.

Fueling Innovation: New collaboration with University of Utah tackles nuclear waste

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

It’s one of the most persistent questions in nuclear energy: What about the waste? A new collaboration between Idaho National Laboratory and the University of Utah hopes to answer that question by making fuel recycling a reality for advanced reactors.