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Open sourced control hardware for quantum computers

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The team at the Advanced Quantum Testbed at Berkeley Lab has designed an electronics control system for superconducting qubits—QubiC for short—that is customizable and modular and is inspired by particle accelerator R&D at Berkeley Lab's ATAP division. QubiC's hardware and software have been open sourced so that the broader QIS community can contribute to it / improve it.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering

MIT joins Q-NEXT national quantum research center

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

MIT joins Q-NEXT, a DOE national quantum research center, becoming its 25th institutional partner.

Diverse engineering skills drive the future of X-ray science

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A number of different kinds of engineering are required to bring the APS Upgrade online.

How can we further reduce CO2 emissions? New study reveals algae can help

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne study shows that carbon emissions that come from making ethanol can cultivate algae which in turn can be used to make biofuel.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production

Carbon-negative platform turns waste gases into valuable chemicals

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed carbon capture technology that harnesses emissions from industrial processes to produce acetone and isopropanol, known as IPA. These widely used chemicals serve as the basis of thousands of products, from fuels and solvents to acrylic glass and fabrics.

Journal: Nature Biotechnology

Exploring underground ecosystems

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists discover new soil viruses across different climates.

Journal: mBio

Sandia scientist to lead materials science organization

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Brad Boyce, a materials scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, was elected president of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. Boyce will become vice president of the society on March 3 at its annual meeting,

Driving innovation through diversity

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Three of Argonne’s rising stars take an introspective look at their careers and research in advance of Argonne’s OutLoud virtual public event.

ORNL experts help measure new world record for fusion energy

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Diagnostics experts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory played a key role in this month's fusion milestone at the Joint European Torus (JET) by measuring what was happening inside the plasma.

Cracking under pressure: What teeth can teach us about modern materials

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory researchers are studying the rigid and resilient properties of dental enamel in hopes of using them to impact the energy and national security sectors.