Feature Articles

Kemmerer, Wyoming is the proposed site of a new sodium-cooled fast reactor plant designed by nuclear innovation company TerraPower. The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) supports companies like TerraPower, by facilitating partnerships between the private and public sector to enable the technology demonstrations and eventual deployment of advanced reactor projects like Natrium. A significant portion of that work is taking place at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), utilizing its unique expertise and nuclear research and development facilities.

A new software package developed by Argonne will help scientists reconstruct data from X-ray tomography experiments at the Advanced Photon Source up to 30 times faster than current methods.

The Intro to AI-Driven Science on Supercomputers training series gives students hands-on experience using the Lab’s high performance computing resources.

The DIY STEM program aims to make connections between scientific principles and real-world application. The Native Adaptation also features history, achievements, and current news related to STEM applications in Native culture to increase youth interest in activities and future career aspirations.

With larger, purer shipments on a more frequent basis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is moving closer to routine production of promethium-147.

At Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source and its Center for Nanoscale Materials, physicist Volker Rose’s team built a one-of-a-kind microscope. They developed techniques to combine the chemical sensitivity of synchrotron X-rays with the high spatial resolution of scanning tunneling microscopy.

Argonne’s Rapid Prototyping Laboratory is a testing ground for new ideas and new careers in autonomous discovery. Undergraduate and graduate student interns are learning how to automate lab work using robotics and artificial intelligence.

Jack Shultz and Marc Nichitiu, two of this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars, were able to gain valuable research experience in two of the intensive educational programs offered at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory.