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18-Oct-2022
4 science advances coming in the exascale era
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
To celebrate Exascale Day, Argonne highlights some of the projects poised to make scientific breakthroughs on the upcoming Aurora exascale computer. Their research explores the spread of cancer, fusion energy, brain mapping, particle physics and more.
18-Oct-2022
New laboratory to explore the quantum mysteries of nuclear materials
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory
Until now, most fundamental scientific research of quantum mechanics has focused on elements such as silicon because these materials are relatively inexpensive, easy to obtain and easy to work with. Now, Idaho National Laboratory researchers are planning to explore the frontiers of quantum mechanics with a new synthesis laboratory that can work with radioactive elements such as uranium and thorium.
17-Oct-2022
Machine learning accelerates development of advanced manufacturing techniques
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scientists are pioneering approaches in the branch of artificial intelligence known as machine learning to design and train computer software programs that guide the development of new manufacturing processes.
17-Oct-2022
5 big strides from Argonne towards nuclear energy’s future
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Nuclear energy is an exciting carbon-free energy source. Recent work at Argonne National Laboratory shows how nuclear energy can improve and why it is such an enticing resource in the fight against climate change.
17-Oct-2022
Burping bacteria: Identifying Arctic microbes that produce greenhouse gases
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
As greenhouse gases bubble up across the rapidly thawing Arctic, Sandia National Laboratories researchers are trying to identify other trace gases from soil microbes that could shed some light on what is occurring biologically in melting permafrost in the Arctic.
13-Oct-2022
Brookhaven Lab names John C. Gordon Chemistry Division Chair
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
John C. Gordon has been named Chemistry Division Chair at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective Sept. 12, 2022.
13-Oct-2022
Machine learning takes hold in nuclear physics
DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Scientists have begun turning to new tools offered by machine learning to help save time and money. In the past several years, nuclear physics has seen a flurry of machine learning projects come online, with many papers published on the subject. Now, 18 authors from 11 institutions summarize this explosion of artificial intelligence-aided work in “Machine Learning in Nuclear Physics,” a paper recently published in Reviews of Modern Physics.
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12-Oct-2022
New tool helps researchers investigate clouds, rain and climate change
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Climate scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University and the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies created an open-source research platform to generate highly accurate climate models.
11-Oct-2022
Daniel Hayes: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
DOE/US Department of Energy
Daniel Hayes is an associate professor in ecosystem science at the University of Maine. His Early Career Award allowed him to collaborate with scientists around the world to study the impacts of thawing permafrost, using field measurements, remote observations, and simulation modeling.