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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 16-May-2026 12:15 ET (16-May-2026 16:15 GMT/UTC)

Scientists create antibody 'cocktail' to fight deadly Lassa virus

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A group of researchers have used the Advanced Photon Source to look at monoclonal antibodies to subvert the “shield” of the Lassa virus, potentially paving the way for new therapies.

Journal: Science

Research team proves bacteria-killing viruses deploy genetic code-switching to deceive hosts

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have confirmed that bacteria-killing viruses called bacteriophages deploy a sneaky tactic when targeting their hosts: They use a standard genetic code when invading bacteria, then switch to an alternate code at later stages of infection.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute

Need for increased storage space leads to new project

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

A new project gearing up at Jefferson Lab will construct a new facility for equipment and materials. The Laydown Yard Expansion project has received $2.25 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to provide approximately 100,000 square feet of outside storage space. The new storage space will help accommodate large experimental assemblies and support structures, as well as equipment for future experiments and operations.

Sandia scientists help enhance advanced nuclear reactor analysis

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories engineers have developed a standardized screening method to determine the most important radioactive isotopes produced by an advanced nuclear reactor in the unlikely event of an incident.

Funder: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

From atoms to earthquakes to mars: High-performance computing a swiss army knife for modeling and simulation

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

At Idaho National Laboratory, computational scientists use INL’s supercomputers to perform “virtual experiments” to accomplish research that couldn’t be done by conventional means. While supercomputing can’t replace traditional experiments, supercomputing is an essential component of all modern scientific discoveries and advancements.

Sixbert Muhoza studies a new class of materials that could help fight climate change

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A scholar in Argonne's Applied Materials Division, Sixbert Muhoza is studying a new class of materials called MXenes that could improve batteries and help convert carbon dioxide to fuel.

Ogo Enekwizu brings soot-seeded clouds into the laboratory

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Tiny particles in Earth’s atmosphere can have a big impact on climate. But understanding exactly how these aerosol particles form cloud drops and affect the absorption and scattering of sunlight is one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in climate models. Ogochukwu (Ogo) Enekwizu is trying to tame that complexity by creating soot-seeded clouds in the laboratory.

Scientists map changes in soot particles emitted from wildfires

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

We need a better understanding of the particles emitted by wildfires, including how they evolve, so we can improve our predictions of their impacts on climate, climate change, and human health. Atmospheric scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborating institutions recently published a study that suggests the global climate models aren’t getting the full picture. Their data could change that.

Funder: NASA Earth Science Division

Laser shots at National Ignition Facility could spark additional discoveries in astrophysics

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Using the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS), a team of scientists is studying the environment created during laser shots at the National Ignition Facility to better understand its potential as a testbed for nuclear astrophysics research.

Rachel Mandelbaum: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

Rachel Mandelbaum prepares to measure weak gravitational lensing, the tiny deflections of light from distant galaxies due to the gravitational influence of dark matter and visible matter that the light rays pass by on their way to Earth. Those measurements can help answer fundamental questions.

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