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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Nov-2026 07:16 ET (12-Nov-2026 12:16 GMT/UTC)

Summer in the city: climate science reveals the impacts of heat

DOE/US Department of Energy

The summer sun beats down. People without air conditioning must find refuge in schools and community centers. Outdoor workers struggle to keep cool. Hot nights interrupt people’s sleep, not allowing them to get the rest needed to recover from the warmth of the day. People with cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses have these conditions worsen.

Polyphase wireless power transfer system achieves 270-kilowatt charge, sets another world record for electric light-duty passenger vehicles

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system.

Argonne hosts second annual Unity Mile Walk

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The Unity Mile walk was designed to bring the Argonne community together to promote core values of respect, integrity, and teamwork.

ORNL, BNL host international particle accelerator conference in Nashville

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL and BNL hosted the15th International Particle Accelerator Conference in Nashville, Tenn. IPAC's roots trace to Kyoto, Japan, in 2010 when the broader community chose to unite researchers, industry and academia for a global exchange of ideas rather than remaining divided by region (Europe, Asia, and the Americas).

A deluge? An unexpected ramp? Debris in the road? Teens design robotic cars tested on obstacle course

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

About 40 students from eight Illinois high schools gained confidence in a competition that promised challenges, trophies and bragging rights.

Burak Guzelturk recipient of 2024 ACS Nano Lectureship Laureate

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory physicist Burak Guzelturk is one of the 2024 recipients of the ACS Nano Lectureship. The award recognizes early career investigators in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Shine on: Upgraded advanced photon source sees first x-ray light for science

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

After a decade of planning and a year of removal, installation and commissioning, the upgraded Advanced Photon Source has delivered its first photons to a scientific beamline. This paves the way for the start of a new era of scientific discovery at the upgraded facility.

Westhampton Beach student's seaweed fertilizer project 'SPARKs' success

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Jessica Curran, a senior at Westhampton Beach High School created a highly effective seaweed liquid fertilizer from red seaweed samples collected on local shorelines. She earned fourth prize in the plant science category at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2024

Lijuan Ruan: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

Lijuan Ruan is a senior physicist at Brookhaven National Lab who studies the strong force interactions in the quark-gluon plasma created at RHIC.

Marthi receives IEEE senior member honor

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Phani Ratna Vanamali Marthi, an R&D associate in the Power Systems Resilience group at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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