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5-Oct-2021
Osteoporosis drug may be a promising treatment for therapy-resistant breast cancer
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Researchers from Argonne and the University of Chicago have found that lasofoxifene, a drug used to treat osteoporosis, may be a safer and more effective treatment for breast cancer than the current gold standard. Clinical trials have begun.
1-Oct-2021
Energy Secretary Granholm visits ORNL in virtual tour of world-class science facilities
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined leadership and top scientists and engineers online at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a two-hour whirlwind tour. At 14 stops, researchers highlighted the lab’s world-class facilities and projects that enable leading-edge scientific discoveries and innovations that address some of the nation’s most compelling scientific and technical challenges.
1-Oct-2021
Perfecting the pellet
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A team of experts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is taking aim at one of the biggest challenges facing the international ITER fusion facility: turning cold gas into wine-cork-sized, solid pellets to help keep ITER’s plasma in check.
30-Sep-2021
Microbial “theft” enables breakdown of methane, toxic methylmercury
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Michigan has discovered that certain bacteria can steal an essential compound from other microbes to break down methane and toxic methylmercury in the environment.
29-Sep-2021
IDREAM illustrates realities of research during COVID-19
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Department of Energy art contest entry illuminates how IDREAM scientists pivoted during pandemic to accomplish critical nuclear research.
29-Sep-2021
Machine learning in charge: Improving battery safety for electric vehicles
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Fast charging could recharge an electric vehicle battery in minutes rather than hours, but doing so can rapidly age a battery. The key word, though, is “can.” Batteries react differently to fast charging because of design, material and manufacturing variations. Early detection and classification of battery aging during fast charging would benefit researchers studying how to improve batteries, battery makers, and eventually the public by helping to ensure batteries last and improving battery safety. Now, a new technique developed by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers makes it easier to spot possible battery troubles earlier than ever before.
- Journal
- Cell Reports Physical Science
27-Sep-2021
Does pollution make thunderstorms more severe?
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
A team of atmospheric scientists from around the nation is descending on the Houston, Texas, area for the next 14 months to seek answers to a vexing question: Do tiny specks of soot, dust, smoke, and other particles suspended in Earth’s atmosphere help determine the severity of thunderstorms? The knowledge gained may make weather forecasts more accurate and provide crucial data for improving predictions about how aerosols may affect Earth’s future climate. It will also give scientists a unique opportunity to explore the effects of industry, vehicle emissions, and the built environment on weather and climate.
27-Sep-2021
Mimicking mother nature: New membrane to make fresh water
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and their collaborators have developed a new membrane, whose structure was inspired by a protein from algae, for electrodialysis that could be used to provide fresh water for farming and energy production.
- Journal
- Soft Matter
24-Sep-2021
Mobile observatory surveys Manhattan atmosphere
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Atmospheric scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have deployed a unique method of collecting climate data in cities, aiming to address infrastructure and energy needs across the Nation. Rather than relying on stationary instruments, researchers at Brookhaven’s Center for Multiscale Applied Sensing (CMAS) have integrated sophisticated research tools into a pickup truck, creating a mobile observatory that captures precise, local data on wind, temperature, rain, and clouds across entire cities.