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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Jun-2026 18:15 ET (17-Jun-2026 22:15 GMT/UTC)

Recycling products from the inside out

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are exploring this concept in one of their latest projects.

AI/ML's bright future at NSLS-II

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Advances in automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) are transforming how research is done at NSLS-II, streamlining workflows, enhancing productivity, and alleviating workloads for both users and staff.

Scientists cook up the perfect recipe to feed an energy future

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

After five years of trying to find the right ingredients, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect recipe to fuel the world’s first critical fast-spectrum molten salt reactor.

New HIV vaccine candidate discovered with help from Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Protein crystallization at the SER-CAT beamline at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source proved key to the discovery of a new HIV vaccine candidate.

Journal: Cell

QSA quantum technologies advance insights into materials physics

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

QSA scientists have advanced major quantum computing technologies based on superconducting qubits, trapped ions, and neutral atoms. These different technologies can be applied in quantum science to study fundamental phenomena and advance new materials. The scientific and technological progress in materials physics led by QSA facilitates the understanding and design of novel properties in superconductors, quantum spin liquids, magnetism, and topological materials.

Exploring quantum materials for a new generation of technology

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

A technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, or RIXS, is particularly suited for probing samples as thin as one atomic layer and material states that change very rapidly. With recent technological developments, researchers expect this technique to enable studies that were unthinkable only five years ago. This progress gave Mark Dean and three colleagues — Matteo Mitrano, Steven Johnston, and Young-June Kim — the impetus to chart where the field is going as a whole. So, they summarized the technique’s state of the art and how they expect the field to progress in a Perspective paper, recently published in Physical Review X.

Journal: Physical Review X

The US Department of Energy announces Xander Newlun as the 2025 Conquer the Hill Command Competition winner

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory announced Xander Newlun from the University of Texas at San Antonio won the 2025 Conquer the Hill® Command competition.

Scientists lay out vision for AI-based ‘labs of the future’

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A workshop led by scientists at ORNL sketched a road map toward a longtime goal: development of autonomous, or self-driving, next-generation research laboratories.

Quantum career fair celebrates 100 years of quantum mechanics

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers hosted the fourth annual QIS Career Fair on Jan. 22, 2025.

Dialing in scientific and operational performance

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning professionals ensure optimal operation of operational and scientific facilities through their technical expertise.

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