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Department of Energy announces $30 million for Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) partnership in high energy physics

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $30 million for research in computation and simulation techniques and tools to understand the universe via collaborations that enable effective use of DOE high performance computers.

Department of Energy to provide $10 million for climate and earth system modeling research

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide $10 million for new grants to universities, other academic institutions, non-profit organizations, for profit organizations, and other federal agencies within the area of Earth and environmental systems modeling research.

Drone flights give scientists better data on vegetation in the Arctic tundra

DOE/US Department of Energy

Scientists use various satellite and airborne systems to study how vegetation changes in response to climate change. However, these systems have low resolution that makes it hard to identify detailed patterns. This is especially true in the Arctic due to the region’s highly mixed vegetation. Now, scientists have adopted unoccupied aerial systems—also known as drones—for high-resolution vegetation monitoring.

Journal: Remote Sensing

Can proteins bind based only on their shapes?

DOE/US Department of Energy

Proteins bind together through a complex mix of chemical interactions. What if some proteins bind due to their shapes, a much simpler process? Researchers used the Summit supercomputer to model a type of interaction that requires proteins to chemically “fit” precisely. The team found that among a sample of 46 protein pairs that bind to one another, 6 often assembled based on their shapes.

Journal: Soft Matter

DOE to provide $6 million for US-Japan cooperative research in high energy physics

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $6 million for collaborative research in high energy physics that involves substantial collaboration with Japanese investigators.

Scientists zoom in on the atomic structure of artificial proteins

DOE/US Department of Energy

Scientists have created crystalline sheets one molecule thick using a synthetic molecule called a polypeptoid. Scientists take images of these nanosheets using electron microscopes, but until recently these images were blurry. This new study used machine learning to process about 500,000 independent images to produce the first clear image of individual atoms in a synthetic soft material.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Tropical rainfall pattern will increase rainfall variability in Pacific Northwest

DOE/US Department of Energy

The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is a tropical rainfall pattern that excites waves of air that can affect weather outside of the tropics. New research shows that warming temperatures will cause the “teleconnection” that allows the MJO to affect non-tropical weather to extend further over the North Pacific than it now does. This change will increase the variability of rainfall in California.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Turbulence can help activate aerosol particles to form clouds

DOE/US Department of Energy

To form, cloud droplets need aerosol particles and humidity in the atmosphere. Scientists previously believed cloud droplets formed only when the humidity rose above 100%. Now, new research found that if the humidity falls below 100%, the primary driver of cloud formation involves small changes in humidity caused by turbulence.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOE announces $105 million for small businesses to invest in clean energy research and development

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $105 million in funding for small businesses to pursue the deployment of clean energy technologies, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building a clean energy economy and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Department of Energy to provide $10 million for environmental systems science research

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide $10 million for new grants to universities, academic institutions, federal research labs, and nonprofits, within the area of Environmental System Science (ESS) research.

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