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18-Jul-2023
Scientists use ORNL’s Summit supercomputer to learn how cicada wings kill bacteria
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Over the past decade, teams of engineers, chemists and biologists have analyzed the physical and chemical properties of cicada wings, hoping to unlock the secret of their ability to kill microbes on contact. If this function of nature can be replicated by science, it may lead to products with inherently antibacterial surfaces that are more effective than current chemical treatments.
- Journal
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
17-Jul-2023
What does the Standard Model predict for the magnetic moment of the muon?
DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
A large number of scientists are working on improving the Standard Model prediction of the value of muon g-2 using new data and new lattice calculations. By measuring and calculating this number to ultra-high precision, scientists can test whether the Standard Model is complete.
17-Jul-2023
Xiaodong Xu: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner
DOE/US Department of Energy
University of Washington professor Xiaodong Xu studies the properties of single atomic layer semiconductors, looking for new materials and new ways to control electrical conductivity.
14-Jul-2023
Trillion-Pixel Challenge looks ahead to next decade of GeoAI innovation
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The third iteration of the GeoAI leadership gathering focused on combining and scaling the many methods required to visualize and understand the Earth’s surface and how humans interact with it.
13-Jul-2023
Nazia Zakir helps keep Argonne’s staff and campus safe
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Nazia Zakir talks about her role as Environment, Safety and Health (ESH) senior director at Argonne National Laboratory.
12-Jul-2023
Air Force Weather-funded research aims to improve predictability of extreme weather
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Accurately predicting subseasonal weather conditions can help communities better prepare for emergency response in the event of strong storms or unprecedented flooding. This subseasonal to seasonal prediction capability is of particular interest to agencies such as the Air Force Weather, or AFW, program, which relies on accurate predictions to conduct missions safely and effectively around the world. In 2021, the AFW and ORNL launched two HPE Cray EX supercomputers, named Fawbush and Miller, to provide a platform for advanced weather modeling and prediction.
12-Jul-2023
Speeding up the discovery of new catalysts for clean energy with Aurora
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory is building one of the nation’s first exascale systems, Aurora. Aurora's Early Science Program, through the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, tapped 15 research teams to get ready for launch. One team is using computational chemistry to accelerate the discovery of new catalysts.
11-Jul-2023
Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
By adding rain, snow, and rain-on-snow precipitation data to a background model, a new scheme pinpoints local flood risks in order to improve the design of small-scale hydrological infrastructure.
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Defense
11-Jul-2023
Argonne receives inaugural Green Fleet Award from Department of Energy
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne was honored with the first Green Fleet Award as the laboratory continues to purchase zero-emissions vehicles.