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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 24-Jun-2026 06:15 ET (24-Jun-2026 10:15 GMT/UTC)

Electrons now moving through the superconducting accelerator that will power SLAC’s X-ray laser

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

After more than a decade of work, electrons are now flying through a new superconducting accelerator at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, preparing to power the world’s most powerful X-ray free electron laser. This project – named the Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II) – is now steps away from releasing X-ray flashes that will open a new era in scientific research at that atomic level.

Four Brookhaven scientists receive early career research awards

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Four scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have been selected by DOE’s Office of Science to receive significant funding through its Early Career Research Program. The program, which began in 2010, bolsters the nation’s scientific workforce by supporting exceptional researchers at the outset of their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work.

Argonne secures Department of Energy funding for three clean energy projects

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne obtains DOE funding for three transformative clean energy projects, revolutionizing geothermal power plants, advancing safety analysis for advanced nuclear reactors and driving the commercialization of used nuclear fuel recycling.

Researchers show how to increase X-ray laser brightness and power using a crystal cavity and diamond mirrors

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC researchers have shown how to make X-ray pulses at X-ray free-electron lasers even brighter and more reliable by building a special cavity chamber and diamond mirrors around an XFEL. The researchers calculated how the cavity system captures incoherent X-ray pulses and transforms them into more coherent, brighter X-rays.

Researchers use commercial quantum computer to identify molecular candidate for development of more efficient solar cells

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Using the full capabilities of the Quantinuum H1-1 quantum computer, researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory not only demonstrated best practices for scientific computing on current quantum systems but also produced an intriguing scientific result.

FOQUSing on the future of quantum

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

To build a foundation of inclusivity, the Faculty Outreach for Quantum-Interested UniversitieS (FOQUS) program is breaking down barriers, fostering networking, and preparing and developing underrepresented students from all STEM disciplines to enter the world of QIS.

Improving wildfire predictions with Earth-scale climate models

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Wildfires have shaped the environment for millennia, but they are increasing in frequency, range and intensity in response to a hotter climate. The phenomenon is being incorporated into high-resolution simulations of the Earth’s climate by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with a mission to better understand and predict environmental change.

A stitch in virtual time saves nine in real time

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Time is precious to everyone. Digital twin under development at Argonne will allow scientists to conduct virtual experiments that will later maximize use of time in real experiments at large user facilities.

Mobile supercomputer of the future: INL researchers explore connecting data centers to microgrids, microreactors

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Roughly 30,000 data centers dot the landscape in the United States and Europe. These computer facilities serve functions as varied as modeling and simulation, cloud-based applications, artificial intelligence and weather forecasting.

PNNL scientist elevates the internship experience

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Chemist Grant Johnson offers tips for mentoring a successful internship and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to publish research.

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