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Behind the model: Science inspired by Lego blocks

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Walt Akers, chief systems engineer for experimental nuclear physics at Jefferson Lab was tasked with creating a 3D-printed model of a section of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a next-generation particle accelerator being built at the DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory in partnership with Jefferson Lab. He took his inspiration from toy building blocks.

Data scientist fixes his sights on speeding up drug discovery

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists are using artificial intelligence and powerful computing to sculpt new molecules in an effort to treat disease.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Record-breaking run on frontier sets new bar for simulating the universe in the exascale era

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Record-Breaking Run on Frontier Sets New Bar for Simulating the Universe in the Exascale EraResearchers at Argonne National Laboratory used the Frontier supercomputer to run the largest astrophysical simulation of the universe ever conducted. The calculations set a new benchmark for cosmological hydrodynamics simulations and provide a new foundation for simulating the physics of atomic matter and dark matter simultaneously. The simulation size corresponds to surveys undertaken by large telescope observatories, a feat that until now has not been possible at this scale.

Funder: Advanced Scientific Computing Research

A career of chasing particle beams

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Alex Bogacz, a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility since 1997, has spent his career in accelerator physics solving problems. From studying complex particle beam dynamics in particle accelerators to designing next-generation machines, his almost four decades of work have recently been recognized by his peers by being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in October 2024.

Nuclear is here ... and here and here

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

East Tennessee has become the nerve center for a resurgent nuclear industry. Discover why the region, home to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is so attractive to this next generation of nuclear businesses.

24s: A businesslike name for a ‘high-performing machine’

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

The latest addition to the computational arsenal of Jefferson Lab is an extraordinary machine with the admittedly ordinary name of “24s.” The 24s cluster at Jefferson Lab will work to unlock the mysteries of the nucleus of the atom. It was funded by the Nuclear and Particle Physics LQCD Computing Initiative of DOE’s Office of Nuclear Physics.

Standing guard against network invaders

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Anyone who has flown on a commercial flight, crossed an international border, visited a government building or attended a concert knows you’re not getting inside until you pass the security guards.

A new era for batteries: Argonne leads $50 million sodium-ion innovation push

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A consortium of 13 national laboratories and universities aims to develop high-energy, long-lasting sodium-ion batteries that are made from inexpensive, abundant materials and reduce U.S. reliance on critical elements used in electric-vehicle batteries.

INL hosts forensics training for Ukraine to deter nuclear threats

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

It’s a long way from the Donbas region of Ukraine to Idaho, but Ukrainian officials recently made the trip to learn about collecting evidence after a nuclear attack.

SLAC celebrates 50 years of Nobel-winning discovery in particle physics

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

In 1974, the independent discovery of the J/psi particle at SLAC and Brookhaven National Laboratory rocked the physics world, and entire textbooks had to be rewritten. Earlier this month, SLAC hosted a symposium to celebrate the milestone.

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