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15-Nov-2023

Argonne introduces new hydropower activity for STEM fests

The new hydropower STEM activity has proved to be fun and relevant for students, and it will be a key part of Argonne’s STEM fest outreach throughout the year.

15-Nov-2023

Bioprocessing separations consortium hosts virtual workshop on bioenergy careers

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

DOE consortium building pathways to sustainable and commercial bioenergy alternatives hosted a summer workshop for undergraduate students looking for careers and further education in the up-and-coming field of bioenergy.

15-Nov-2023

How to prepare your home for extreme cold

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

From air-sealing windows and checking for leaky ducts to insulating the attic, PNNL researchers offer tips on how to keep a home warm in winter weather

14-Nov-2023

Super construction at super scale: How ORNL built a new home for Frontier

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Making room for the world’s first exascale supercomputer took some supersized renovations.

14-Nov-2023

Battery energy storage systems are here: is your community ready?

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Battery energy storage systems are being proposed in municipalities across the U.S. PNNL researchers can help community planners guide safe siting and operations.

14-Nov-2023

The journey to frontier: the story of how the exascale era began

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Frontier still holds the title of world’s fastest supercomputer after new TOP500 lists came out in November 2022, June 2023, and this week, and OLCF engineers expect further tuning to coax even faster speeds from its processors. But the team that broke the exascale barrier knows that distinction can’t last forever.

14-Nov-2023

A new blueprint for designing high-performance batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Discovery of “cooperative” interactions among battery components points to an exciting new approach for designing batteries beyond lithium-ion.

13-Nov-2023

Fast reactor technology is an American clean, green and secure energy option

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory leads the Fast Reactor Program, which provides key support to industry in demonstrating clean, green advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

13-Nov-2023

Kevin Brown is paving the way toward the next generation of supercomputers

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Kevin Brown, a Walter Massey Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, talks about the fellowship and his career focused on optimizing supercomputers.

10-Nov-2023

New international consortium formed to create trustworthy and reliable generative AI models for science

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A new international consortium brings together teams of researchers to create trustworthy and reliable generative AI models to address critical scientific and engineering challenges.