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UCF researcher receives $3.8 million grant to develop a solar energy storage system

University of Central Florida
Grant and Award Announcement

UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Like Li is developing a novel energy storage system that can reserve solar energy for future use. The project is supported through a three-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

A greener, cleaner way to extract cobalt from ‘junk’ materials

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ethical and environmental concerns related to their extraction. Now, Eric Schelter of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues have pioneered a safer, more sustainable solution to separate cobalt from ores or recycled materials via precipitate.

Journal: Chem
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, Research Corporation for Science Advancement

A powerful machine learning algorithm that nudges gold atoms closer together

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

At the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) researchers smash gold atoms at near-light speeds to unlock the Universe’s secrets. A Berkeley Lab-led team developed an AI algorithm to optimize ion beam intensity, boosting collision precision and pushing the boundaries of particle physics for deeper insights into atomic structure and the Universe’s origins.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

AI predicts Earth’s peak warming

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Artificial intelligence provides new evidence that rapid decarbonization will not prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely to shatter recent records.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
Funder: Stanford University, DOE/US Department of Energy

Behind the model: Visualizing SoLID with 3D printing

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jian-ping Chen, Jefferson Lab Hall A and C Staff Scientist and SoLID Project Manager, and his team created a 3D-printed model of the Solenoidal Large Intensity Device (SoLID) project. Here’s why.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Eric Stach of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues used neural networks to better identify the characteristics of catalysts that drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight.

Journal: Matter
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation

Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained and forecast months out by patterns in winds

University of Washington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Washington researchers show that the all-time record low in winter sea ice extent in 2023 can be explained by warm Southern Ocean conditions and patterns in the winds that circled Antarctica months earlier, allowing forecasts for sea ice coverage around the South Pole to be generated six or more months in advance. This could support regional and global weather and climate models.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, DOE/US Department of Energy

Accelerator experiments at RHIC inform EIC design

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

When building a one-of-a-kind particle collider filled with groundbreaking technologies, it's extremely helpful to have a place to test things out. Thankfully that's the case for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, where physicists are using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to test key accelerator strategies for a new state-of-the-art Electron-Ion Collider (EIC).

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

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