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JPMorgan Chase is newest partner in Q-NEXT quantum research collaboration

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

JPMorgan Chase, one of the most established financial institutions in the world and the largest bank in the United States, has become a member of the Q-NEXT quantum research center.

Lab experiments support COVID-19 bradykinin storm theory

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A new paper published in Nature Communications adds further evidence to the bradykinin storm theory of COVID-19’s viral pathogenesis — a theory that was posited two years ago by a team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Journal: Nature Communications

Cracking the secrets to earthquake safety, one shake simulation at a time

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new experimental facility that replicates realistic earthquakes in the laboratory, paired with the world’s fastest supercomputers, will help scientists and engineers design and retrofit shake-resilient buildings and infrastructure across the U.S.

Researchers at SLAC use purified liquid xenon to search for mysterious dark matter particles

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

An enormous vat of pure liquid xenon will help scientists at SLAC and around the globe learn more about the universe.

Quantum chemistry finds a new path on quantum devices

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have devised a new quantum algorithm to compute the lowest energies of molecules at specific configurations during chemical reactions, including when their chemical bonds are broken.

Journal: Physical Review Research

What they did this summer: Perspectives from five Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate fellows

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

This summer, five undergraduates conducted Q-NEXT research as part of the Open Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship program. In this Q&A, they share their research experiences and aspirations.

New US reports illuminate clean energy supply chain challenges and opportunities

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers recently contributed to new Department of Energy reports aimed at securing America’s clean energy supply chain and minimizing potential disruptions.

A new way to predict droughts

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers have created a new metric that uses temperature instead of precipitation deficits to predict and identify droughts, especially flash droughts.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Researchers look for concrete answers to decades-old art mystery

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

X-rays from Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source could help illuminate the contents of artist Wolf Vostell’s Concrete Book. The answer may change the way this artist’s work is studied and presented.

Peering deep into a flame

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, Yale University and Penn State University refined and used an X-ray technique to measure temperatures in an extremely hot, soot-laden flame produced by combustion.