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Superheavy science: ORNL’s actinide abilities enable the discovery of new elements

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

This feature provides an overview of the science behind the discovery of superheavy elements and outlines ORNL's crucial role in supplying actinide target materials.

Brookhaven Lab awarded $8 million for electric vehicle battery research

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $209 million in funding for 26 new laboratory projects focusing on electric vehicles (EV), advanced batteries, and connected vehicles. Scientists from Brookhaven Lab will play key roles in two EV battery projects: one aimed at understanding and improving materials for battery anodes and cathodes and another to guide the design of safer electrolytes.

Twelve labor unions and Triad National Security sign collective bargaining agreements

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Twelve labor unions signed their collective bargaining agreements on Dec. 2, completing their negotiations with Triad National Security, which operates Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Peering at the universe from the bottom of the Earth

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists Lindsey Bleem and Clarence Chang talk about what it’s like to look for signals from the early universe from the South Pole Telescope.

Daniel Sinars: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

Supported by his 2011 Early Career award, physicist Daniel Sinars created the first platforms and images of the X-ray sources created on the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories.

Slugging it out: Scientists find material that mimics the intelligence of sea slug

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A team led by Purdue University used the Advanced Photon Source to characterize a quantum material that mimics the neural behavior of sea slugs. This could be a first step toward more efficient artificial intelligence hardware.

Are microgrids a key to grid resiliency?

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

With an eye on renewable, accessible, and resilient power, PNNL researchers show hyper-local microgrids are a viable option, if designed with the right mix of sources.

Jefferson Lab accelerator gets a fresh pair of eyes

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

A newly invented detector is allowing physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility to “see” neutrons like never before. Fresh insight from these devices has improved operation of the lab’s powerful electron accelerator, which is used in nuclear physics studies of the atom’s nucleus.

Beamlines cast precious light on SARS-CoV-2, emerging variants and vaccines that will stop them

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

New research highlights the critical, continued role APS beamlines play in developing vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19 and its variants.

How can next-gen computer chips reduce our carbon footprint?

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab scientists Maurice Garcia-Sciveres and Ramamoorthy Ramesh discuss how future microchips could perform better – and require less energy – than silicon. Over the next three years, they will lead two of the 10 projects recently awarded nearly $54 million by the Department of Energy to increase energy efficiency in microelectronics design and production.