11-Nov-2024 Hydropower digital twins solution helps with operator challenges DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory A new digital twin platform can help hydropower dam operators by providing accurate and predictive models of physical turbines that improve facilities and enhance reliability.
1-Nov-2024 Researchers develop high-tech methods to stem the flow of fentanyl DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Scientists are developing ways to detect and identify not only new, previously unseen forms of fentanyl but also newer and more dangerous synthetic opioids known as nitazenes. Journal Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Funder Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1-Nov-2024 Forging a mathematical path to hybrid mesons DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility New 2024 American Physical Society Fellow Jozef Dudek is pursuing theoretical descriptions of exotic hadrons, a yet-untallied group of short-lived subatomic cousins of the proton and neutron, those more familiar atomic building blocks. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
31-Oct-2024 Scientists prepare for the most ambitious sky survey yet, anticipating new insight on dark matter and dark energy DOE/Argonne National Laboratory In preparation for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, Argonne scientists are performing advanced cosmological simulations and working with the Rubin Observatory to shape and process its data to maximize the potential for discovery.
30-Oct-2024 Celebrating spooky science DOE/US Department of Energy Science isn’t scary, but it can be spooky! For Halloween, we’re highlighting some “spooky” research that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science supports. In fact, the physics community celebrates Dark Matter Day on Halloween! We hope that this roundup puts you in the mood to dig a little deeper into the wonders that surround you.
30-Oct-2024 Hunting for dark matter axions DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The search for dark matter includes expertise in radio frequency signal detection, quantum sensing, and high-energy physics at PNNL. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
29-Oct-2024 Argonne builds on past success with cathode design for lithium-ion batteries DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne develops a breakthrough material for the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. It enables an across-the-board improvement in battery performance, supporting widespread adoption of electric vehicles and grid batteries.
29-Oct-2024 Collaboration speeds complex chemical modeling DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Calculating quantum chemistry quickly allows scientists to refine their understanding of complex chemical systems. Journal Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
28-Oct-2024 Everything you always wanted to know about large language models for science (but were afraid to ask) DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Large language models are changing the way that people create and communicate, but they can also change the way we do science. Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory hope to demystify these tools and share how they’re shaping future research.
28-Oct-2024 Researchers eye ‘topological signatures’ of cyber threats DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL researchers are developing a new approach to explore the higher-dimensional shape of cyber systems to identify signatures of adversarial attacks.
