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19-Jul-2021
Students across the US learn about plasma research in new program managed by PPPL
DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
This new program will allow undergraduates to conduct research in a wide range of plasma physics topics, including fusion energy, general plasma science, astrophysical plasmas, and accelerator physics.
16-Jul-2021
DOE provides $28 million to advance scientific discovery using supercomputers
DOE/US Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $28 million in funding for five research projects to develop software that will fully unleash the potential of DOE supercomputers to make new leaps in fields such as quantum information science and chemical reactions for clean energy applications.
16-Jul-2021
DOE Office of Science now accepting applications for Spring 2022 undergraduate internships
DOE/US Department of Energy
Applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2022 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the DOE Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program.
16-Jul-2021
Population-specific diversity within fungi species could enable improved drug discovery
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that genetically distinct populations within the same species of fungi can produce unique mixes of secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds with applications in medicine, industry and agriculture. The finding could open new avenues for drug discovery and provide a deeper understanding of fungal evolution.
15-Jul-2021
Laboratory, partners secure $4.7 million in DOE funding
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory and private-sector partners have secured a total of $4.7 million in Technology Commercialization Funds from the Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate bringing cutting-edge energy technologies and solutions to the marketplace.
15-Jul-2021
What if we could give viruses a one-two punch?
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Researchers at Stanford and Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry have developed virus-killing molecules called peptoids. The technology could make possible an emerging category of antiviral drugs that could treat everything from herpes and COVID-19 to the common cold.
13-Jul-2021
Scientists repurpose cancer and seizure medications to aid in the fight against COVID-19
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Two teams of researchers using the Advanced Photon Source identified existing drugs -- one used to treat cancer, the other an anti-seizure medication -- that may work as treatments for COVID-19.
13-Jul-2021
Zeke Unterberg: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner
DOE/US Department of Energy
Zeke Unterberg is a senior research scientist at Oak Ridge National Lab, studying ways to optimize the operations and materials for future nuclear fusion reactors.
12-Jul-2021
Worldly experience is a catalyst for change
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bojana Ginovska leads a physical biosciences research team headed for PNNL's new Energy Sciences Center. She uses the transformative power of molecular catalysis and enzymes to explore scientific principles.