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13-Dec-2022
Quantum repeaters and their role in information technology
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
What are quantum repeaters, and how do they work? This explainer lays what these devices do, their role in entanglement swapping, and how the Q-NEXT quantum center is advancing the technology.
12-Dec-2022
Army Strong: Research teams join forces to invent weld wire for tank, infrastructure repair
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense teamed up to create a series of weld filler materials that could dramatically improve high-strength steel repair in vehicles, bridges and pipelines. This novel weld wire could help revitalize America’s aging infrastructures, which in 2021 received a C- grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Funder
- US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, Laboratory Directed Research and Development program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
7-Dec-2022
Aurora and the upgraded Advanced Photon Source to power discovery at Argonne
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne is creating a supermerger between its new Aurora supercomputer and upgraded Advanced Photon Source. The combined data collection and computing power will enable ultrafast data analysis, advance discovery time and unlock new science.
7-Dec-2022
Brookhaven's Veljko Radeka recognized by International Committee for Future Accelerators
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) recently recognized the contributions Radeka has made in the field of instrumentation, as well as his role as a leader, with the 2022 ICFA Instrumentation Award.
5-Dec-2022
Hank Childs: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
DOE/US Department of Energy
Supported by his Early Career Research Award at the University of Oregon, computer science professor Hank Childs created new approaches to store, load, and visualize large data sets generated by high-performance computers.
5-Dec-2022
Nuclear forensics team braves winds to learn fallout collection techniques
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Although the likelihood of a terrorist nuclear attack is extremely low, a lot of work is required to prepare for such an unthinkable event. That’s why a response team assembled by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently trained in eastern Idaho’s desert on ways to collect and analyze simulated debris from a nuclear detonation. Nuclear forensics—the science of determining the origin of nuclear material—is an essential element of the United States’ strategy to prevent nuclear terrorism.
1-Dec-2022
Q&A: Recycling electronic waste could be a golden opportunity
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
By 2033, more than 1 billion laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices could be entering the U.S. waste stream each year. However, with better end-of-life management, new Berkeley Lab research shows electronic waste could also represent a source of valuable metals, namely gold, that could benefit the future economy by offsetting increasing demand for virgin mining.
- Journal
- Nature Sustainability
1-Dec-2022
Chicago Pile 1: A bold nuclear physics experiment with enduring impact
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile 1 experiment in 1942 launched an atomic age, an unrivaled national laboratory system, fleets of submarines, cancer treatments and the unending promise of clean nuclear energy. Argonne National Laboratory builds on its legacy.
23-Nov-2022
Tracking explosions with toughened-up tracers
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.
- Journal
- MRS Communications