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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-Jul-2025 19:10 ET (1-Jul-2025 23:10 GMT/UTC)

1-Oct-2024

Energy Department awards new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) located in Batavia, IL. The award was the result of a DOE competition for the management and operating (M&O) contract for the laboratory. The successful offeror is Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG). The FFDG team is comprised of four entities: the University of Chicago (UChicago), Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA), Amentum Environment & Energy, Inc. (Amentum), and Longenecker & Associates (L&A).

1-Oct-2024

Kate Petersen Mace selected as High Performance Data Facility Project Director

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Business Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility announced today that Kate Petersen Mace has been named the project director for the High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) a first-of-its-kind project that will provide resources for data-intensive science.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

25-Sep-2024

Argonne physicist honored with 2024 Science Breakthrough of the Year

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The German Falling Walls Foundation is recognizing Argonne physicist Saw Wai Hla for X-ray research that could be widely applied in environmental and medical research and the development of batteries and microelectronic devices.

25-Sep-2024

Department of Energy announces $6 million for research toward a more robust and reliable electric grid

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Two Department of Energy (DOE) offices have funded $6 million in research projects for an inaugural partnership to better prepare the nation for multiple disruptive power events and enable rapid response in a crisis for U.S. grid operators.

25-Sep-2024

Replacing hype about artificial intelligence with accurate measurements of success

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new paper in Nature Machine Intelligence notes that journal articles reporting how well machine learning models solve certain kinds of equations are often overly optimistic. The researchers suggest two rules for reporting results and systemic changes to encourage clarity and accuracy in reporting.

Journal: Nature Machine Intelligence
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, DOE/US Department of Energy

24-Sep-2024

Innovative electrolytes could transform steelmaking and beyond

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists are pioneering a new approach to designing electrolytes for more energy-efficient and less carbon-intensive electrochemical processes. They hope to improve electrolyte performance in applications such as iron production for steel.

Journal: Chem

24-Sep-2024

Emily Carter wins prestigious Marsha I. Lester Award from American Chemical Society

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Nominees for the award must be members of the ACS’s physical chemistry division. The winner receives the award at the meeting, gives a research presentation, and receives an honorarium. Carter is just the second person to receive this newly established award.

20-Sep-2024

Kowalski, Salonvaara receive ASHRAE Distinguished Service Awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Building equipment and envelope scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recognized for research excellence during the ASHRAE 2024 summer conference held in Indianapolis.

19-Sep-2024

Department of Energy announces $5.65 million for research on high energy density plasmas

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

Funding of $5.65 million for 11 research projects in high energy density laboratory plasmas to better understand extreme environments was announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) today.

18-Sep-2024

U2opia signs license to commercialize anomaly-detection technology for cybersecurity

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

U2opia Technology has licensed Situ and Heartbeat, a package of technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that offers a new method for advanced cybersecurity monitoring in real time.