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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-May-2026 05:16 ET (17-May-2026 09:16 GMT/UTC)
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm celebrates revolutionary X-ray laser upgrade at SLAC
DOE/SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryAt the root of bulked-up plants
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth. The discovery supports development of better bioenergy crops and other plants that can thrive in difficult conditions while storing more carbon belowground.
Entrepreneurship program at Argonne opens applications for startups
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryChain Reaction Innovations, the entrepreneurship program at Argonne National Laboratory, seeks innovators to embed at Argonne and develop their clean energy or climate technologies.
If you build a test facility, developers will come
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryNational Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) is now designing and constructing two fields, in the form of nuclear testing facilities known as test beds at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
Modeling a net-zero future: Energy experts harness simulation for global decarbonization
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryThe Department of Energy’s Net Zero World Initiative promotes knowledge exchange and fosters global decarbonization community.
Non-powered dams offer opportunity for clean energy
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryNinety-seven percent of U.S. dams don’t make electricity. A new tool could help tap that resource.
Firsthand fieldwork: Getting mangroves into coastal models for better climate prediction
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryTo better understand important dynamics at play in flood-prone coastal areas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists working on simulations of Earth’s carbon and nutrient cycles paid a visit to experimentalists gathering data in a Texas wetland. There, the return of a key mangrove species holds important clues to current and future climate impacts in coastal ecosystems.
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Argonne event helps Hispanic students explore their dreams of STEM careers
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryForty eighth grade students — many originally from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and elsewhere — learned firsthand how scientists of Hispanic/Latino heritage contribute to science during the 18th annual Hispanic/Latino Education Outreach Day at Argonne.
Electron-ion collider project gears up for next steps
DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator FacilityWith a buoy of Inflation Reduction Act funding, Jefferson Lab is helping design and build a first-of-its-kind collider in New York to learn more about matter at the smallest scale.