From the Blog

Bioscientists at Rice University have introduced centimeter-scale, slime-like colonies of engineered bacteria that self-assemble from the bottom up.

The Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems has been studying novel membrane-based approaches & new materials to change how we purify water.

Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize for her development of bioorthogonal reactions, to explore cells & track biological processes without disruption.

Physics associate professor Ethan Brown has received a $285,000 grant to collaborate on research into neutrinoless double beta decay.

The team will study the thawing of Arctic permafrost to see its effects on lakes and streams, the potential conversion into methane or carbon dioxide.

DOE awarded a UW-led team of synthetic biologists a $15 million grant to engineer microbial genomes that transform CO2 into high-value chemicals.

Since winning the Fish Protection Prize, three teams have further developed their innovative concepts, which have the potential to help modernize hydropower facilities and protect fish from water diversion pipes and dam intakes across the country.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! In our latest Women in Defense Programs blog, meet Dr. Nina Rodriguez, a civil engineer who keeps NNSA’s production mission going, and celebrates #HHM by going to speak with and inspire students in local Hispanic communities

The EM Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) and cleanup contractor Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) finished fiscal year 2022 (FY22) by exceeding EM’s goals for shipping radioactive waste offsite to permanent disposal facilities.

EM has released a web-based mapping tool called TRAC, or Tracking Restoration And Closure, that transforms data and other technical material about groundwater plumes at EM sites into relevant, easy-to-understand information.