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SLAC theorist Lance Dixon receives Galileo Galilei Medal

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Lance Dixon, professor of particle physics and astrophysics at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, will receive the 2023 Galileo Galilei Medal for his contributions to theoretical physics. The award was announced by the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) on Feb. 15 – the 459th birthday of Galileo.

Artificial intelligence reframes nuclear material studies

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Nuclear energy provides a fifth of total U.S. electrical power and half of its clean electricity. With new results from one scientist’s study of computer vision at Argonne National Laboratory’s IVEM facility, it may do even more.

High and dry: Idaho National Laboratory-developed software helps farmers manage water usage

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) scientists explore key issues such as water supply and extreme weather events, like drought, through the laboratory’s energy and environmental research efforts.

5 ways Argonne is driving auto innovation

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Spotlighting Argonne innovations in electric vehicles during the Chicago Auto Show.

Microgrid in a box opening new possibilities in defense, utilities, disaster relief

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory's Microgrid in a Box includes 320 kilowatt-hours of battery storage, and can tie seamlessly into a modern electrical grid and coordinate the distribution of electricity for a small village, military base, or, in the event of a disaster, a hospital, transportation depot, or other critical infrastructure building.

Mentors matter: Championing the future STEM workforce

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Isidro Garcia flourishes in his STEM career through internships and mentoring.

Addis Fuhr: Working to control impurities in materials

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Weinberg Fellow Addis Fuhr uses quantum chemistry and machine learning methods to advance new materials.

The most advanced Bay Area earthquake simulations will be publicly available

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Modeling the effects of earthquakes on homes, businesses, and infrastructure is about to get a lot easier, thanks to advanced simulations performed on the world's fastest supercomputers.

Argonne to work with nuclear companies in 3 projects funded by the Department of Energy

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory will be partnering with three companies as part of a voucher program provided by the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear program of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy.

Time projection chamber installed at sPHENIX

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Experts assembling sPHENIX, a state-of-the-art particle detector at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, successfully installed a major tracking component on Jan. 19. The Time Projection Chamber, or TPC, is one of the final pieces to move into place before sPHENIX begins tracking particle smash-ups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) this spring.

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