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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Jun-2026 10:16 ET (26-Jun-2026 14:16 GMT/UTC)

Energy Secretary recognizes exceptional project management at Los Alamos

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

The team responsible for managing the Exascale Class Computing Cooling Equipment (ECCCE) project at Los Alamos National Laboratory was recognized by the Secretary of Energy with an Achievement Award last week. Construction of the project was completed last year, 10 months early and $20 million under budget.

DOE announces $127 million for small business research and development grants

DOE/US Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $127 million to a diverse set of small businesses working on advanced scientific tools and clean, secure energy for the American people.

CyberForce program now offers year-round cyber defense events

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The Department of Energy expands its CyberForce® program and offers more ways for students to test their cybersecurity skills.

Students across the US learn about plasma research in new program managed by PPPL

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

This new program will allow undergraduates to conduct research in a wide range of plasma physics topics, including fusion energy, general plasma science, astrophysical plasmas, and accelerator physics.

DOE provides $28 million to advance scientific discovery using supercomputers

DOE/US Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $28 million in funding for five research projects to develop software that will fully unleash the potential of DOE supercomputers to make new leaps in fields such as quantum information science and chemical reactions for clean energy applications.

DOE Office of Science now accepting applications for Spring 2022 undergraduate internships

DOE/US Department of Energy

Applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2022 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the DOE Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program.

Population-specific diversity within fungi species could enable improved drug discovery

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that genetically distinct populations within the same species of fungi can produce unique mixes of secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds with applications in medicine, industry and agriculture. The finding could open new avenues for drug discovery and provide a deeper understanding of fungal evolution.

Laboratory, partners secure $4.7 million in DOE funding

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory and private-sector partners have secured a total of $4.7 million in Technology Commercialization Funds from the Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate bringing cutting-edge energy technologies and solutions to the marketplace.

What if we could give viruses a one-two punch?

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers at Stanford and Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry have developed virus-killing molecules called peptoids. The technology could make possible an emerging category of antiviral drugs that could treat everything from herpes and COVID-19 to the common cold.

Scientists repurpose cancer and seizure medications to aid in the fight against COVID-19

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Two teams of researchers using the Advanced Photon Source identified existing drugs -- one used to treat cancer, the other an anti-seizure medication -- that may work as treatments for COVID-19.