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Argonne materials scientist Mercouri Kanatzidis wins award from American Chemical Society for Chemistry of Materials

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne materials scientist Mercouri Kanatzidis received the award for chemistry in materials from the American Chemical Society, the nation’s leading professional society for chemists.

Cloud computing captures chemistry code

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The speed and agility of cloud computing opens doors to completing advanced computational chemistry workflows in days instead of months.

Journal: The Journal of Chemical Physics
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Material stimulated by light pulses could be leap toward more energy-efficient supercomputing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In an Argonne-led project, researchers used X-ray microscopy to discover a ferroelectric material that tailors its response to controlled ultrafast external stimuli, such as light pulses. The material might be applicable to energy-efficient microelectronics.

Journal: Advanced Materials

Calling all university faculty: Accepting applications for summer 2025 visiting faculty program

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

College and university faculty at emerging research institutions are invited to apply to collaborate with national laboratory scientific research staff on research projects of mutual interest, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science announced today.

Honoring a career of outstanding achievement

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Grant and Award Announcement

This year, the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility celebrates the 40th anniversary of its founding to probe the secrets of the subatomic universe. And for 39 of those years, esteemed physicist Volker D. Burkert has been an important part of its mission. Now, Burkert is being honored for his contributions to advancements in experimental physics with the prestigious Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics. The citation reads: “For exemplary leadership in the development of high-performance instrumentation for large acceptance spectrometers that have enabled breakthroughs in fundamental nuclear physics through electroproduction measurements of exclusive processes."

Funder: American Physical Society, DOE/US Department of Energy

Sandia tests heat shields for space

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Business Announcement

For decades, Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility has harnessed the power of the sun to expose aerospace materials to intense heat, replicating the harsh conditions of faster-than-sound flight and atmospheric reentry to ensure the materials’ ability to protect the rest of the vehicle. The most recent of these tests is in support of two exciting NASA missions.

Wind blade composite project from ORNL wins green design innovation award

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recently honored with a prestigious ACE Award for Composites Excellence by the American Composites Manufacturers Association. The team won the “innovation in green composites design” prize for creating a fully recyclable, lightweight wind turbine blade tip that incorporates low-cost carbon fiber and conductive coating for enhanced protection against lightning strikes.

New technique could unlock potential of quantum materials

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has devised a unique method to observe changes in materials at the atomic level. The technique opens new avenues for understanding and developing advanced materials for quantum computing and electronics.

Journal: Science Advances

Department of Energy announces $49 million for research on foundational laboratory fusion

DOE/US Department of Energy
Grant and Award Announcement

As the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to accelerate a clean-energy future that includes fusion technology, a total of $49 million in funding for 19 projects was announced today in the Foundational Fusion Materials, Nuclear Science, and Technology programs.

Argonne receives funding for artificial intelligence in scientific research

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Argonne National Laboratory receives funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for two AI projects that aim to develop privacy-preserving and energy-efficient AI technologies, pushing the boundaries of scientific research and safeguarding sensitive data.

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