DOE’s Office of Science is working to reduce the need for critical materials, recycle them, and expand domestic sources of them.
Microelectronics projects will support more powerful supercomputing, explore new materials, foster advanced computing architectures, and more.
Nuh Gedik studies the behavior of topological insulators - materials that behave as insulators within but let electrons flow on the surface.
Through its 5G Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is funding projects at the DOE national laboratories to demonstrate how advanced wireless will benefit fundamental science research.
At North Carolina State University, associate professor James Kneller studies neutrinos emitted from exploding stars.
Michael Arnold found new approaches to making graphene nanostructures with smooth edges that will enable next-gen energy and electronics applications.
Senior research scientist Zeke Unterberg studies ways to optimize the operation and materials for future nuclear fusion reactors.
Particle physics peers into the mysteries of our cosmos while opening the door to future technologies.
Mary Dunlop leads a team working to increase the amount of biofuel, produced by microbes, as replacements for gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
The Office of Science’s LDRD funding has fostered innovation, creativity, and even Nobel-Prize winning technologies.