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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-May-2026 03:16 ET (25-May-2026 07:16 GMT/UTC)
Radioactivity not invited! Argonne uses heavy ions to quickly and safely produce degradation in nuclear materials
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryArgonne scientists have found a way to use the Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System to produce significant degradation in nuclear materials without the radioactivity associated with irradiation in a reactor
Joshua Zide: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
DOE/US Department of EnergyJoshua Zide and his team at the University of Delaware are taking a new approach to materials, making metallic nanoparticles separately from films and then incorporating them. It turns semiconductors into nanocomposites with different properties and new applications.
Sandia 2023 economic impact reaches record high
DOE/Sandia National LaboratoriesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories’ economic impact for fiscal year 2023 reached an all-time high of nearly $4.8 billion, which was $559 million more than in 2022.
The impact is evident in the 1,200 new jobs added in the last year, the $114 million in gross receipts taxes paid to the state and the $1.08 billion paid to the small business suppliers who help provide critical components for Sandia to fulfill its mission.
Argonne’s annual First Look@Argonne gives undergraduate students from underrepresented groups their first exposure to the lab — and its internship opportunities
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryFirst Look shows undergraduate students from underrepresented groups what it’s like to be part of Argonne’s world-class community, while preparing them to join as interns.
Merging computer science and robotic technology to modernize processing of radioisotopes
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryArgonne is leading a U.S. Department of Energy-funded project to safely speed up medical isotope production through a remotely-operated “hot box.”
Brookhaven lab sets sights on particle physics goals
DOE/Brookhaven National LaboratoryAs the particle physics community releases its strategic plan for the next 10 years and overall vision for the next 20, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have started planning how the Lab is positioned to contribute to a range of the plan’s science goals, new experiments, proposed research facilities, and ongoing projects.
Cathode innovation makes sodium-ion battery an attractive option for electric vehicles
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryArgonne researchers have invented a cathode material that replaces lithium with sodium ions and would be significantly cheaper. Sodium is far more naturally abundant and easily mined than lithium and is thus an attractive option for electric vehicles.
A day in the life of a mountaintop telescope builder
DOE/SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryMargaux Lopez is one of a team of engineers preparing the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile for the arrival of the largest digital camera ever built for astrophysics and cosmology.
Revolutionizing resource renewal: Scaling up sustainable recycling for critical materials
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryScientists at ORNL have developed a technique for recovering and recycling critical materials that has garnered special recognition from a peer-reviewed materials journal and received a new phase of funding for research and development.
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