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Department of Energy Unveils Blueprint for the Quantum Internet at ‘Launch to the Future: Quantum Internet’ Event

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Researchers developed a way to measure the basic properties of matter at the highest pressures thus far achieved in a controlled laboratory experiment

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A Closer Look at Water-Splitting’s Solar Fuel Potential

Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis zero in on bismuth vanadate’s role in renewable energy at the nanoscale.

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Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel

New electrocatalyst efficiently converts carbon dioxide into ethanol.

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Department of Energy Announces $8.5 Million for FAIR Data to Advance Artificial Intelligence for Science

Projects will Advance Artificial Intelligence through Greater Data Access

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Ultrafast Lasers Probe Elusive Chemistry at the Liquid-Liquid Interface

Real-time measurements captured by researchers at DOE's Oak Ridge National Lab provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt.

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Promising New Research Identifies Innovative Approach for Controlling Defects in 3D Printing

Argonne scientists use temperature data to tune — and fix — defects in 3D-printed metallic parts.

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New Partnership Seeds Microbiome Research

Researchers from Bay Area institutions collaborate on data-driven interdisciplinary projects.

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Scientists Propose a Novel Method for Controlling Fusion Reactions

Scientists found a way to prevent magnetic bubbles in plasma from interfering with fusion reactions, by managing radio frequency waves.

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Cementing the Future

Unraveling the centuries-old processes behind cement production can lead to sturdier and more cost-effective concrete.

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Fermilab Scientist Laura Fields Receives $2.5 Million DOE Award to Study Beams of Shape-Shifting Ghost Particles

The five-year $2.5 million grant will support Fields in identifying and reducing uncertainties in the composition of neutrino beams.

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UC San Diego Physicist Making a Mark

Javier Duarte will receive the Early Career Award support to develop AI algorithms to reconstruct particles from the LHC’s proton collisions.

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Northwestern Launches a National Resource to Unlock Role of Metals in Human Health

Several leading research universities are joining forces to launch a first-ever national hub for interdisciplinary, metallomics research & innovation.

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New DOE Award | Sticky Roots and the Fate of Soil Carbon in Natural Ecosystems

Zoe Cardon has received a grant to study "sticky roots" and the fate of soil carbon in natural ecosystems, leading to improved earth systems models.

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Electrochemical Reaction Powers New Drug Discoveries

A Cornell-led collaboration is flipping the switch on traditional synthetic chemistry by using electricity to drive a new chemical reaction.

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Atomically Thin Magnets for Next Generation Spin and Quantum Electronics

Stevens researchers have developed a ferromagnetic semiconductor that works at room temperature, solving one of science’s most intractable problems.

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Study Reveals New Magnetic Process that Can Lead to More Energy-Efficient Memory in Computers and Other Devices

Researchers have made an important advance that could lead to more energy efficient magnetic memory storage components for computers & other devices.