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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-May-2025 09:08 ET (1-May-2025 13:08 GMT/UTC)

Argonne to launch new project to decarbonize iron production

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne National Laboratory will be receiving $3 million over three years to lead a project on developing a technology for ironmaking with zero carbon emissions and lower required energy.

Department of Energy announces $160 million for research to form microelectronics science research centers

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $160 million to advance President Biden’s vision to secure the future of American leadership in semiconductor innovation by implementing a key provision in the historic CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. §19331), Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation. This funding will support the formation of Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs) focused on energy efficiency and extreme environments.

Study led by ORNL informs climate resilience strategies in urban, rural areas

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Local decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have a valuable new capability at their disposal: a new study on vegetation resilience. Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory completed a study of how well vegetation survived extreme heat events in both urban and rural communities across the country in recent years. The analysis informs pathways for climate mitigation, including ways to reduce the effect of urban heat islands.

Journal: PNAS Nexus
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Seven ORNL inventions licensed to Texas-based lithium recovery firm

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas production.

Two Brookhaven lab scientists named AAAS Fellows

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

he American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized two staff scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory with the distinction of Fellow: Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for High Energy Physics Dmitri Denisov and Senior Chemist Anatoly Frenkel.

National AI Research Resource Pilot Awards first round access to 35 projects in partnership with DOE

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) are thrilled to announce the first 35 projects that will be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, marking a significant milestone in fostering responsible AI research across the nation.

Groundbreaking microcapacitors could power chips of the future

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Berkeley Lab scientists have achieved record-high energy and power densities in microcapacitors made with engineered thin films, using materials and fabrication techniques already widespread in chip manufacturing. Their work paves the way for advanced on-chip energy storage and power delivery in next-generation electronics.

Journal: Nature

Tweaking isotopes sheds light on promising approach to engineer semiconductors

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the way to new and advanced designs with the semiconductors.

Journal: Science Advances

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