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Tyson Lanigan-Atkins, a PhD student at Duke University, uses the cold (lower-energy) neutron triple-axis spectrometer at ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor to study thermoelectric materials. Image Credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin

Cold Neutrons Used in Hot Pursuit of Better Thermoelectrics

Engineers from Duke University are using cold (lower- energy) neutron scattering techniques at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to study the vibrational motions of atoms, called “phonons,” which is how heat propagates through thermoelectric materials.

Group prepares the beamline for the next set of experiments.

Unlocking the Secrets of Metal-Insulator Transitions

X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy at NSLS-II's CSX beamline used to understand electrical conductivity transitions in magnetite

Funding: Department of Energy to Provide $20 Million in EPSCoR Grants for Energy-Related Research

Grants to Be Awarded on a Competitive Basis in States and Territories with Historically Lower Levels of Federal Research Funding

Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Two DOE Supercomputers Top List of World’s Fastest

Two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories are now home to the fastest supercomputers in the world, according to the new TOP500 List, a semiannual ranking of the world’s fastest computing systems.

Frederick Davis, one of the 2018 VetTech interns, works in the calibration shop at Fermilab. Photo: Reidar Hahn

Fermilab's Recruitment of Veterans is a Win-Win for Everyone

Fermilab has expanded its VetTech internship program, seeking out veterans for technical and computing positions across the laboratory.

Argonne scientists have invented a membrane (shown here) that, when exposed to sunlight, can clean itself and also actively degrade pollutants. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

Sunlight Turns Membrane Into a Self-cleaning, Pollutant-eating Powerhouse

researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have invented a membrane that, when exposed to sunlight, can clean itself and also actively degrade pollutants. The advance paves the way for membranes that can last longer and perform better than those in use today, lowering costs.

As part of Argonne’s new manufacturing science and engineering summer program, college students studying advanced manufacturing technologies tour each other’s labs to learn about various R&D jobs in that field and student projects. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

Robots and Remote Systems to the Rescue

This summer, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory educated a group of college interns on how to use robotic systems to advance manufacturing.

A rendering of the completed Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, known as GRETA. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

A Next Step for GRETA: A Better Gamma-Ray Detector

A new high-resolution gamma-ray detector system – designed to reveal new details about the structure and inner workings of atomic nuclei, and to elevate our understanding of matter and the stellar creation of elements – has passed an important project milestone.

Unleashing A World of Quantum Opportunities

Working with interagency partners, the Department of Energy is striving to advance quantum computing, the next frontier in the Information Age.

Researchers Create Most Complete High-res Atomic Movie of Photosynthesis to Date

In a major step forward, SLAC’s X-ray laser captures all four stable states of the process that produces the oxygen we breathe, as well as fleeting steps in between. The work opens doors to understanding the past and creating a greener future.

Dancing Atoms in Perovskite Materials Provide Insight Into How Solar Cells Work

A new study is a step forward in understanding why perovskite materials work so well in energy devices and potentially leads the way toward a theorized “hot” technology that would significantly improve the efficiency of today’s solar cells.

NVIDIA's latest deep learning high-performance computing system

Leading-edge AI Computing System Now at Home with Brookhaven Lab's Computational Science Initiative

The Computational Science Initiative (CSI) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory now hosts one of the newest computing systems aimed at enhancing the speed and scale for conducting diverse scientific research: the NVIDIA® DGX-2™ Artificial Intelligence supercomputer.