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15-Sep-2023
Jim Sebek wins 2023 Lytle Award for decades of synchrotron problem solving and dedication
DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Jim Sebek, an electrical engineer and physicist at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will receive this year’s Farrel W. Lytle Award for countless contributions towards building, maintaining and operating the synchrotron for nearly four decades.
14-Sep-2023
Reduced nitrogen oxide emissions from industrial vehicles ahead
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A new discovery by PNNL researchers has illuminated a previously unknown key mechanism that could inform the development of new, more effective catalysts for abating NOx emissions from combustion-engines burning diesel or low carbon fuel.
- Journal
- Nature Communications
14-Sep-2023
Increasing national security with satellites that team together
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories has been working on an autonomy project led by the Air Force Research Laboratory that could improve the nation’s ability to conduct national security missions, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, climate monitoring and emergency response.
13-Sep-2023
Post-COVID, systems need to be crisis-ready for better public health response
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
High performance computing resources, advanced epidemiological models, and powerful algorithms will make dealing with future crises much easier, thanks to research led by Argonne National Laboratory.
12-Sep-2023
High-tech invisible ink spells trouble for counterfeiters
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
A high-tech invisible ink invented at Sandia National Laboratories could become the newest tool for stopping counterfeit goods. The research team is now seeking partnerships to help develop and ultimately commercialize the new technology.
11-Sep-2023
Making batteries for electric vehicles more sustainable
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Researchers developed a new battery material called disordered rock salt (DRX) that could pave the way for replacing gasoline vehicles with electric vehicles at a faster rate. DRX cathodes could be ready to commercialize in just a few years.
11-Sep-2023
Traineeships aim to boost inclusion, support minorities in nuclear physics
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Successful DOE pilot traineeship program aimed at bolstering representation of Black, Hispanic, and other minorities in the field will continue, expand opportunities
11-Sep-2023
High school students working with Argonne and Fermilab qualify for the NAACP Olympics
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Under mentorship from Argonne and Fermilab experts, six high school students went on to participate in the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics in Boston in July.
8-Sep-2023
Epidemiological modeling in the exascale era
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
With funding from DOE’s BRaVE initiative, the Berkeley Lab-led EMERGE project will expand the capabilities of ExaEpi, an exascale-ready epidemiological agent-based model to target six diseases.
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Energy