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22-Jun-2021
Department of Energy announces 2021 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award call for nominations
DOE/US Department of Energy
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a call for nominations for the 2021 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the longest running and most prestigious science and technology awards given by the US Government.
22-Jun-2021
DOE announces $28.9 million for research to develop advanced chemical sciences software
DOE/US Department of Energy
Today, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $28.9 million in funding for nine research projects to advance the development of sophisticated software for the chemical sciences.
22-Jun-2021
Molecular connections from plants to fungi to ants
DOE/US Department of Energy
Leaf-cutter ants tend fungal gardens that convert lipids in leaves into lipids the ants can use for energy, building cells, and communication between organisms. New research has found that different regions of the ants' fungal gardens were enriched with different lipids. This helps scientists understand communications between organisms in different kingdoms of life.
16-Jun-2021
Department of Energy announces $4 million for isotope R&D
DOE/US Department of Energy
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $4 million in funding for 10 awards across 5 efforts to advance R&D for isotope production. This funding is part of a key federal program that produces critical isotopes otherwise unavailable or in short supply for U.S. science, medicine, and industry.
16-Jun-2021
A cousin of table salt could make energy storage faster and safer
DOE/US Department of Energy
Scientists have found that lithium vanadium oxide can rapidly charge and discharge energy. The material has a structure similar to table salt but with a more random atomic arrangement. It charges and discharges without growing lithium metal "dendrites" that can cause dangerous short circuits. This could lead to safer, faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles.
14-Jun-2021
Breaking through with laboratory directed research and development
DOE/US Department of Energy
Meant to foster innovation, the Department of Energy Office of Science's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program has supported the development of a number of technologies, including the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing process.
11-Jun-2021
Hot core and cool walls lead to better fusion containment
DOE/US Department of Energy
Creating an efficient fusion plasma in a tokamak requires a plasma with an extremely hot core but edges cool enough to protect the tokomak walls. Researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility developed a solution that uses the active injection of gases to cool the edge coupled with enhanced core confinement.
11-Jun-2021
The inner workings of the root microbiome
DOE/US Department of Energy
The soil surrounding and including the roots of plants is a hotspot for bacteria that help plants resist infections, survive drought, and take up nutrients. However, scientists did not fully understand how bacteria assist plants. A new study provides new insights into the spots on roots where bacteria attach. This could help scientists understand and control how plants and bacteria interact.
10-Jun-2021
DOE announces $3.5 million for U.S.-Japan cooperative research in high energy physics
DOE/US Department of Energy
Today, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $3.5 million for 23 collaborative research projects in high energy physics that involve substantial collaboration with Japanese investigators.