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2-May-2022
COVID-19 research campaign moves from basic science to antiviral drug design
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL researchers have developed and tested novel small-molecule antivirals in an effort to design new drugs to treat COVID-19. The so called hybrid inhibitor molecules are made from repurposed drugs used to treat hepatitis C and the original coronavirus outbreak in the early 2000s. The experimental research results show the molecules are similarly as effective as some of the leading drugs on the market today.
- Journal
- Nature Communications
28-Apr-2022
A new research priority for next-generation batteries
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Large ion clusters known as aggregates are an important emerging topic for research on electrolytes in batteries. The research indicates that aggregates can affect electrolyte properties, including stability and ion transport.
- Journal
- ACS Energy Letters
27-Apr-2022
Argonne scientists discover new way to diagnose cracks in concrete
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
A chemical reaction that causes concrete to crack and deteriorate can now be identified without harm, according to Argonne scientists.
27-Apr-2022
Argonne and Parallel Works win highest honor from Federal Laboratory Consortium for Excellence in Technology Transfer
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory and Parallel Works, Inc., won the 2022 Federal Laboratory Consortium’s (FLC) National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for their effort to bring Machine Learning–Genetic Algorithm software to commercialization.
26-Apr-2022
Smart lighting controls primed for data mining
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The smarter our buildings become, the more data they generate. Lighting controls data, in particular, could prove valuable for facilities managers, manufacturers, and lighting designers. But as valuable as the data are, the buildings industry is still learning how to interpret and leverage the data.
- Journal
- Energy and Buildings
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Energy
26-Apr-2022
Different particles get different treatment inside nuclei
DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
For nearly four decades, scientists have known that protons and neutrons cozily bundled up inside an atom’s nucleus are different from those roaming free in the cold emptiness of space. Now, for the first time, nuclear physicists at the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have shown that while both particles are altered by their residence inside a nucleus, they may be affected differently.
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Funder
- University of Adelaide, Australian Research Council
25-Apr-2022
Los Alamos National Laboratory names Evelyn Mullen new executive officer for Weapons
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory this week announced the selection of Evelyn Mullen as the new executive officer of the Weapons directorate, effective April 25.
25-Apr-2022
Seeking energy frontiers
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Morris Bullock has led PNNL's pursuit of the efficient conversion of electrical energy and chemical bonds through control of electron and proton transfers.
21-Apr-2022
The cycle of light: Analyzing how cellular proteins in leaves change through day, night
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Because next-generation biofuels will depend on the growth and hardiness of woody feedstocks, scientists have sought to better understand how leaf cells quickly respond to environmental cues such as light, temperature and water. Scientists at the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, have studied rapid molecular changes in leaves from poplar trees during normal daily cycles of daylight and darkness. Until now, the effect of these modifications at the cellular protein level was not well understood, partly because of the technical limitations of the analytical tools available.
- Journal
- PROTEOMICS