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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Jun-2026 04:16 ET (26-Jun-2026 08:16 GMT/UTC)

It’s in the water

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Electric vehicles are expected to be essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As more of them roll off production lines and onto roads, the world will need two things: more lithium, the key element in the batteries that power them, and carbon-free power to charge those batteries. A recent study conducted by INL researchers suggests that lithium from U.S. geothermal plants could meet up to 8% of the world’s demand.

Journal: Resources Conservation and Recycling

Scientists use Summit supercomputer, deep learning to predict protein functions at genome scale

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Georgia Institute of Technology is using supercomputing and revolutionary deep learning tools to predict the structures and roles of thousands of proteins with unknown functions.

Updated exascale system for Earth simulations

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

New Earth system models rely on advanced computers to simulate Earth’s variability and anticipate changes that will critically impact the U.S. energy sector in coming years.

A look at Argonne’s biggest breakthroughs in 2021

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A round up of some of the Lab’s biggest discoveries in the past year.

10 ways Argonne advanced science in 2021

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

From electric aviation to climate change, Argonne National Laboratory made strides this year towards a better future.

Striking gold: Advanced Photon Source enables catalysis research at small scales

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

By examining tiny particles of gold with powerful X-ray beams, scientists hope they can learn how to cut down on harmful carbon monoxide emissions from motor vehicles.

Jesse Thaler: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

At MIT, associate professor Jesse Thaler develops new ways to analyze and interpret particle collision data from experiments like the Large Hadron Collider, with the ultimate goal of advancing our knowledge of fundamental physics.

Celebrate 75 years of Argonne history from your home over the holidays

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne celebrated 75 years at the forefront of science and technology throughout 2021 through audio stories, articles, videos, public lectures, volunteerism and interactive multimedia.

More than meets the eye: Material’s transformation could lead to better-performing devices

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Manganese coupled with sulfide, when under pressure, transitioned from a soft insulator, to a metal, and back again. The materials understanding based on this discovery could lead to new components, such as on-off switches or conducting wires, for better-performing electronics.

Researchers pioneer a new view of deep rock fractures for geothermal energy

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A team led by researchers at PNNL demonstrated a new way to monitor deep subsurface fractures.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth