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1-Nov-2024

Researchers develop high-tech methods to stem the flow of fentanyl

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists are developing ways to detect and identify not only new, previously unseen forms of fentanyl but also newer and more dangerous synthetic opioids known as nitazenes.

Journal: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Funder: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1-Nov-2024

Forging a mathematical path to hybrid mesons

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

New 2024 American Physical Society Fellow Jozef Dudek is pursuing theoretical descriptions of exotic hadrons, a yet-untallied group of short-lived subatomic cousins of the proton and neutron, those more familiar atomic building blocks.

31-Oct-2024

Scientists prepare for the most ambitious sky survey yet, anticipating new insight on dark matter and dark energy

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

In preparation for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time, Argonne scientists are performing advanced cosmological simulations and working with the Rubin Observatory to shape and process its data to maximize the potential for discovery.

30-Oct-2024

Celebrating spooky science

DOE/US Department of Energy

Science isn’t scary, but it can be spooky! For Halloween, we’re highlighting some “spooky” research that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science supports. In fact, the physics community celebrates Dark Matter Day on Halloween! We hope that this roundup puts you in the mood to dig a little deeper into the wonders that surround you.

30-Oct-2024

Hunting for dark matter axions

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The search for dark matter includes expertise in radio frequency signal detection, quantum sensing, and high-energy physics at PNNL.

29-Oct-2024

Argonne builds on past success with cathode design for lithium-ion batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne develops a breakthrough material for the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. It enables an across-the-board improvement in battery performance, supporting widespread adoption of electric vehicles and grid batteries.

29-Oct-2024

Collaboration speeds complex chemical modeling

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Calculating quantum chemistry quickly allows scientists to refine their understanding of complex chemical systems.

Journal: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

28-Oct-2024

Everything you always wanted to know about large language models for science (but were afraid to ask)

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Large language models are changing the way that people create and communicate, but they can also change the way we do science. Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory hope to demystify these tools and share how they’re shaping future research.

28-Oct-2024

Researchers eye ‘topological signatures’ of cyber threats

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers are developing a new approach to explore the higher-dimensional shape of cyber systems to identify signatures of adversarial attacks.

25-Oct-2024

Cool journey to the center of the Earth

DOE/US Department of Energy

Patience and complexity are the hallmarks of fundamental scientific research. It takes time to do what we do at the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.

Case in point: Technical staff at the DOE’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have built a prototype of a superconducting cryomodule for the Proton Improvement Plan II (PIP-II) project.