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23-Dec-2024

Microelectronics Science Research Centers to lead charge on next-generation designs and prototypes

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A new generation of microelectronics research begins at PNNL.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

23-Dec-2024

Department of Energy announces $179 million for Microelectronics Science Research Centers

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $179 million in funding for three Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs). These three MSRCs will perform basic research in microelectronics materials, device and system design, and manufacturing science to transform future microelectronics technologies. The MSRCs were authorized by the Micro Act, passed in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, and complement the activities appropriated under the CHIPS and Science Act at the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, and other agencies.

19-Dec-2024

Plasma heating efficiency in fusion devices boosted by metal screens

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have performed computer simulations confirming a technique that prevents the production of unhelpful electromagnetic waves, boosting the heat put into fusion plasma.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

19-Dec-2024

Biden-⁠Harris administration honors extraordinary American scientists

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration awarded the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award to Héctor D. Abruña, Paul Alivisatos, and John H. Nuckolls for their exemplary contributions to advance efforts to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, including improving health outcomes, clean energy, and national security.