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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-May-2026 14:16 ET (15-May-2026 18:16 GMT/UTC)
Gordon Peterson is hunting for efficient, sustainable energy materials
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryMaria Goeppert Mayer Fellow Gordon Peterson talks about his work at Argonne National Laboratory researching a class of materials called thermoelectrics.
Argonne and Waubonsee Community College partner on sustainable aviation fuels case studies
DOE/Argonne National LaboratorySustainable aviation fuels case studies from Argonne and Waubonsee Community College helped students make real-world connections to science and were part of a multi-lab effort led by the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office.
Argonne’s Liu named to MIT's '35 Innovators Under 35'
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryArgonne chemist Tongchao Liu has been named to MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators Under 35” list for inventing new cathode structures that help rechargeable lithium batteries last three times longer while costing 25% less to build.
ORNL scientists contribute Earth system expertise to Fifth National Climate Assessment
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryScientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their knowledge of complex ecosystem processes, energy systems, human dynamics, computational science and Earth-scale modeling to inform the nation’s latest National Climate Assessment, which draws attention to vulnerabilities and resilience opportunities in every region of the country.
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Argonne set to improve offshore gas and oil industry operations and safety
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryThe National Academies of Sciences has awarded funding to Argonne National Laboratory and others to improve safety of offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Long Island teachers learn environmental and climate research skills at Brookhaven Lab
DOE/Brookhaven National LaboratoryEight teachers from Long Island school districts became science researchers this summer in a new training program designed to build awareness of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science mission areas and transfer real-world technology and coding-based skills to the classroom.
U.S. researchers fabricate commercial grade uranium dioxide HALEU fuel
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryAs the world clamors for carbon-free power, U.S. nuclear reactor developers have responded with a multitude of advanced reactor designs.
DOE to deploy advanced observatory to Alabama
DOE/Brookhaven National LaboratoryOn the heels of a storm-saturated spring and summer of record-breaking heat in the Southeastern U.S., a team of environmental scientists from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories will soon set up a suite of sophisticated scientific instruments in Alabama’s William Bankhead National Forest. Their goal: Gather data on how clouds, vegetation, and aerosol particles suspended in the atmosphere interact to affect local weather and Earth’s climate.
Removing cesium: Solutions to a chemically complex problem
DOE/Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryPNNL chemical engineer Reid Peterson helped develop the process to pretreat Hanford Site tank waste by removing cesium-137.