17-Jul-2024 Second “You Belong in Quantum” series highlights unconventional career pathways DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The "You Belong in Quantum" series, hosted by the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), highlights non-traditional career paths in quantum information science (QIS). The second virtual session on April 30 featured diverse speakers discussing their unique journeys into QIS. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
17-Jul-2024 In-house advanced manufacturing techniques help meet mission needs DOE/Sandia National Laboratories A group at Sandia National Laboratories is transforming how it develops custom electronic connectors for weapons systems.
17-Jul-2024 Game-changing quantum chemistry calculations push new boundaries of exascale Frontier DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researchers conduct largest, most accurate molecular dynamics simulations to date of two million correlated electrons using Frontier, the world’s fastest supercomputer. The simulation, which exceed an exaflop using full double precision, is 1,000 times greater in size and speed than any quantum chemistry simulation of it's kind. Funder Advanced Scientific Computing Research
16-Jul-2024 Champion emerges in US Department of Energy’s 2024 CyberForce® Conquer the Hill® — Reign Edition DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Students from 77 colleges and universities raced to escape a five-level virtual escape room filled with cyber and energy-based challenges.
12-Jul-2024 Along shifting coastlines, scientists bring the future into focus DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory In the wet, muddy places where America’s rivers and lands meet the sea, scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are unearthing clues to better understand how these vital landscapes are evolving under climate change. Journal Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Funder U.S. Department of Energy
11-Jul-2024 Oxygen tweaking may be key to accelerator optimization DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are exploring how adding oxygen to the surfaces of particle accelerator cavities, one of the most critical parts of an accelerator, can help scientists custom-tailor their properties for maximum efficiency and minimum cost. Journal Journal of Applied Physics Funder DOE/US Department of Energy
10-Jul-2024 Argonne’s Renaissance man accelerates innovation as a scientist and engineer DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Sergey Chemerisov drives innovation at Argonne by managing accelerator operations while also conducting research across radiation chemistry, nuclear medicine, semiconductor materials and more.
10-Jul-2024 ARPA-E IGNIITE award launches new initiatives of ORNL researchers Yang and Westover DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Guang Yang and Andrew Westover, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been selected to join the first cohort of DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E, Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024, or IGNIITE 2024, program. IGNIITE supports early career scientists and engineers in their work to convert innovative ideas into impactful energy technologies. Funder U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
9-Jul-2024 Laura Boon’s accelerator experience moves beyond the Advanced Photon Source DOE/Argonne National Laboratory The Advanced Photon Source (APS) recently went through a year’s long shut down and upgrade. Technical facilities and systems specialist Laura Boon is applying the skills from her experience working on the APS Upgrade Project to other accelerators across Argonne’s campus.
9-Jul-2024 Argonne develops new kind of AI model for weather prediction DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne environmental and computer scientists have developed a new kind of model, called a foundation model, to predict weather and eventually climate.
