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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Oct-2026 15:16 ET (26-Oct-2026 19:16 GMT/UTC)

2-May-2024

A deep dive into plutonium chemistry

Argonne researchers seek to expedite the cleanup of the Hanford site by influencing the chemical properties of plutonium particles in 54 million gallons of waste.

2-May-2024

New process tackles pollution on two fronts: plastic waste and fuel emissions

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory recently developed a chemical conversion process that makes diesel out of plastic waste.

2-May-2024

The National Virtual Climate Laboratory is your guide to climate science

DOE/US Department of Energy

Thunderstorms in the American Midwest. Tiny particles in the cloud cover of the Amazon rainforest. Heat waves in Baltimore. What do these very different places have in common? They’re all areas where the Department of Energy Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program is supporting climate research. You can also find information about all of them on the National Virtual Climate Laboratory (NVCL).

1-May-2024

First steps toward a whole-body map of molecular responses to exercise

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL contributes to a nationwide research consortium investigating the molecular mechanisms triggered by endurance training.

Journal: Nature

1-May-2024

At the Climate READi workshop: Resilient power systems in the context of climate change

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other institutions joined industry stakeholders in exploring solutions for power grid climate resilience at the Climate READi Southeast workshop co-hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and ORNL’s Water Power Program on April 10-11.

Funder: Electric Power Research Institute, ORNL Water Power Program

30-Apr-2024

Making more batteries with fewer materials

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is working with Talon Metals to develop a process that could dramatically increase the number of electric vehicle batteries produced from mined nickel ore.

30-Apr-2024

New instrument could help scientists tailor plasma to produce more fusion heat

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Scientists at PPPL have finished building a new plasma measurement instrument that could aid efforts to boost the heat of fusion reactions in facilities known as tokamaks.

30-Apr-2024

Adaptable IO System delivers data for high-performance computing science at ORNL

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Since its initial development in 2008 at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the open-source Adaptable IO System framework has become an essential tool for high-performance computing, or HPC, simulations around the world with an ever-evolving array of features and users.

Funder: Advanced Scientific Computing Research

30-Apr-2024

A new paradigm for battery recycling

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne and Toyota are collaborating on a cutting-edge battery recycling process that retains the structure of valuable components. It shows great promise to make battery recycling much more environmentally friendly and profitable.

29-Apr-2024

How artificial intelligence can transform U.S. energy infrastructure

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A groundbreaking report from the DOE’s national laboratories provides an ambitious framework for using artificial intelligence to accelerate U.S. clean energy deployment in the face of climate change.