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16-Feb-2022

 

Improved nuclear accident code helps policymakers assess risks from small reactors

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories recently updated the Maccs code to better aid the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the global nuclear industry in assessing the consequences of nuclear accidents. The Maccs code can also evaluate the potential health and environmental risks posed by advanced nuclear reactors and small modular nuclear reactors.

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

16-Feb-2022

Third annual STEM event connects students to Argonne

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

To give students from underrepresented communities the opportunity to learn and discover alongside professional scientists, Argonne offers First Look at Argonne, which connects students to undergrad programs at the Lab.

16-Feb-2022

 

Battery research at Argonne targets a fast charging future

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The Argonne-led XCEL initiative is steadily improving lithium-ion batteries to accommodate fast charging for electric cars and trucks.

Journal

Journal of Power Sources

16-Feb-2022

 

Adding ozone lowers the heat for biofuel combustion

DOE/US Department of Energy

Studying low temperature chemistry (LTC) aids in understanding how internal combustion engines burn fuel. Fuel ignition is a complex two-step process that affects how engines produce harmful emissions. One way to make an LTC reaction faster is to inject ozone into a system. This study examined the use of ozone injection with methyl hexanoate to broaden understanding of LTC and potentially reduce harmful emissions.

Journal

The Journal of Physical Chemistry

15-Feb-2022

Q&A: Could magnesium be a battery future? Argonne chemist Brian Ingram weighs in

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne chemist Brian Ingram answers questions about magnesium-ion batteries.

Journal

ACS Energy Letters

14-Feb-2022

 

Learning to improve chemical reactions with artificial intelligence

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

INL researchers working with the innovative Temporal Analysis of Products (TAP) reactor system are trying to improve understanding of chemical reactions by studying the role of catalysts, which are components that can be added to a mixture of chemicals to alter the reaction process.

Journal

Chemical Engineering Journal

11-Feb-2022

 

PPPL collaborations support the recent European production of historic fusion power

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A close-up look at the PPPL collaboration that helped set the stage for JET's recent record output that advances the development of safe and clean fusion power.

11-Feb-2022

 

Complicating the opioid epidemic: the many faces of Fentanyl

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists are protecting first responders and others by expanding what’s known about fentanyl, the driver of the opioid epidemic. They’re expanding the library of known fentanyl analogs and predicting new forms that might exist someday.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security

7-Feb-2022

 

Alexandre M. Tartakovsky: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

Supported by his 2011 Early Career Research Program award, Alexandre Tartakovsky developed modeling methods. The models explain how mass spreads from highly concentrated areas to less concentrated areas and the interactions of several fluids.

3-Feb-2022

Scientists discover a surprising structural change in metal oxide at low temperature

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists from Argonne, University of Florida and UCLA report a surprising structural change in metal oxide at low temperature. It could help resolve a 60-year-old mystery and find applications in thermochromic devices and energy-efficient systems.

Journal

Physical Review Letters