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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Jun-2026 03:15 ET (7-Jun-2026 07:15 GMT/UTC)

ORNL supports EPA human health risk assessment calculators, databases

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

For 25 years, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used their broad expertise in human health risk assessment, ecology, radiation protection, toxicology and information management to develop widely used tools and data for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the agency’s Superfund program.

Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Argonne summer school gives underrepresented students a hands-on introduction to physical science

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Through working on foams, emulsions and gels, students learn the fundamentals of materials science, physics and chemistry in a new summer school at Argonne National Laboratory.

Listening to the radio on the far side of the moon

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers can use the radio-quiet far side of the moon to listen for a never-before-heard signal from the “Dark Ages” of the universe. The LuSEE-Night experiment will act as a pathfinder for future experiments, testing equipment and techniques in the harsh lunar environment. The Berkeley Lab team is now building the experiment’s antenna, which will head to the moon and hunt for radio waves.

Argonne prepares for exascale supercomputer simulations of nuclear reactors

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

New exascale simulations, some of the most robust ever, could improve reactor design, driving down costs to build.

TETI 2.0: Understanding nuclear fuel behavior at the atomic level

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

The degradation of a nuclear fuel’s thermal conductivity is a challenge for efficient nuclear energy operations, but the Center for Thermal Energy Transport under Irradiation (TETI) is helping researchers are learning that this degradation can be mitigated by designing the chemistry and structure of the fuel.

Nina Andrejevic creates better tools to quickly characterize materials

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Understanding big datasets requires better analytical models, says the Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellow.

What is quantum squeezing?

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists exploit a property of quantum physics to make ultraprecise sensors and measurements.

Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to accelerate biological and environmental research

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A new DOE-funded program called eBERlight will expand biological and environmental research at the Advanced Photon Source.

PNNL collaborates with Microsoft, Micron to bring computational chemistry to the masses

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL is collaborating with Microsoft, Micron and other partners to make computational chemistry broadly available.

Urban climate research project helps shape minority students’ science identity

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

An Urban Integrated Field Laboratory led by Argonne is focusing on creating a diverse next generation workforce and involving students in tackling future urban climate challenges.

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