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10-Oct-2024

3D printing one of the strongest stainless steels

Researchers have developed a way to consistently produce 17-4 PH stainless steel using additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. The rapid change in temperatures that occur in these materials after they are heated by the lasers in 3D printers make it difficult to achieve the toughness needed for 17-4 PH steel. This research used bright X-ray beams to observe those fast changes in real time, then altered the chemical composition to compensate for them.

Journal: Additive Manufacturing

9-Oct-2024

Scientists accelerate uranium beam with record power

DOE/US Department of Energy

Researchers at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams reached a new milestone in isotope studies, accelerating a high-power beam of uranium ions to a record 10.4 kilowatts of continuous beam power to a target. The beam enabled scientists to produce and identify three new isotopes, gallium-88, arsenic-93, and selenium-96.

Journal: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

9-Oct-2024

Department of Energy announces $49 million for research on foundational laboratory fusion

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

As the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to accelerate a clean-energy future that includes fusion technology, a total of $49 million in funding for 19 projects was announced today in the Foundational Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, and Technology programs.

8-Oct-2024

Neutrons help improve 3D-printed superalloys for applications in extreme environments

DOE/US Department of Energy

Researchers studied stress effects in novel “superalloys” made from two 3D-printed high-strength, high-heat resistant metals. The study found that heat treatments reduce stress created in the materials during manufacturing. It also found that stresses are more likely to be caused by certain manufacturing parameters than they are by the metal’s chemical composition.

Journal: Frontiers in Metals and Alloys

7-Oct-2024

Registration now open for Energy Department’s National Science Bowl®

DOE/US Department of Energy
Business Announcement

Registration is open for the 35th National Science Bowl® (NSB), hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. Thousands of students compete in the contest annually as it has grown into one of the largest academic math and science competitions in the country.

7-Oct-2024

Bringing FAIR principles to AI models

DOE/US Department of Energy

The original FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) principles defined best practices to maximize the reuse of datasets. Researchers have now adapted these principles for scientific datasets and research software. This work demonstrates how to combine FAIR datasets and FAIR AI models to quickly characterize materials at Argonne National Laboratory's Advanced Photon Source and how to link the Advanced Photon Source with the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility.

Journal: Scientific Data

7-Oct-2024

Digging into neutrino research

DOE/US Department of Energy

As a kid, you may have tried to dig a hole in your backyard to reach China. Obviously, that didn’t happen.

But digging out a lot of ground can be quite productive. Instead of reaching another country, the scientists, engineers, and construction workers on the LBNF-DUNE project dug up rock to enable groundbreaking science.

1-Oct-2024

Department of Energy announces up to $500 million for basic research to advance the frontiers of science

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $500 million in funding for basic research in support of DOE’s clean energy, economic, and national security goals.

1-Oct-2024

Energy Department awards new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) located in Batavia, IL. The award was the result of a DOE competition for the management and operating (M&O) contract for the laboratory. The successful offeror is Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG). The FFDG team is comprised of four entities: the University of Chicago (UChicago), Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA), Amentum Environment & Energy, Inc. (Amentum), and Longenecker & Associates (L&A).

30-Sep-2024

Outstanding graduate students selected for Department of Energy Office of Science research program

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

A total of 62 PhD students from 24 states have been selected for the prestigious Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.