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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jun-2026 10:16 ET (15-Jun-2026 14:16 GMT/UTC)

Quantum chemistry finds a new path on quantum devices

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have devised a new quantum algorithm to compute the lowest energies of molecules at specific configurations during chemical reactions, including when their chemical bonds are broken.

Journal: Physical Review Research

What they did this summer: Perspectives from five Open Quantum Initiative undergraduate fellows

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

This summer, five undergraduates conducted Q-NEXT research as part of the Open Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship program. In this Q&A, they share their research experiences and aspirations.

New US reports illuminate clean energy supply chain challenges and opportunities

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers recently contributed to new Department of Energy reports aimed at securing America’s clean energy supply chain and minimizing potential disruptions.

A new way to predict droughts

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers have created a new metric that uses temperature instead of precipitation deficits to predict and identify droughts, especially flash droughts.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Researchers look for concrete answers to decades-old art mystery

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

X-rays from Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source could help illuminate the contents of artist Wolf Vostell’s Concrete Book. The answer may change the way this artist’s work is studied and presented.

Peering deep into a flame

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, Yale University and Penn State University refined and used an X-ray technique to measure temperatures in an extremely hot, soot-laden flame produced by combustion.

SUPER program expands undergraduate research support

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Summer Undergraduate Program for Exceptional Researchers (SUPER), run by the U.S. ATLAS collaboration, wrapped up a successful season with a new focus to broaden the program’s impact. The new initiative paired students from underrepresented minorities and minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the nation with mentors and projects at U.S. ATLAS member institutions.

Upgraded laser facility paves the way for next-generation particle accelerators

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab researchers have completed a major expansion of one of the world’s most powerful laser systems, creating new opportunities in accelerator research. The expansion created a second beamline for the petawatt laser at the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center, enabling the development of next-generation particle accelerators for applications in science, medicine, security, and industry.

Advanced microscope techniques could pave way for improved computer memories

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Highly-resolved microscopy technique helps show temperature-dependent phase transitions at tiny and fast scales.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Coal-dependent Kentucky considers nuclear with help of GAIN and an NCSU student

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Last year, Bill Gates was speaking at the Nuclear Energy Assembly’s virtual conference about his company’s plans to build an advanced reactor in Wyoming. Julian Colvin, a 22-year-old nuclear engineering student at North Carolina State University, was listening and posted a question in the chat: “I’m Julian. I go to NC State, and I wonder what a state like Kentucky could do to attract advanced nuclear projects?” Another attendee, Christine King, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) responded in the chat, asking Colvin to contact GAIN, which is based at Idaho National Laboratory.

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