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Like a Leaf – New Ways to Capture Carbon From the Air
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Argonne and SLAC researchers will explore a molecular photoreactor that captures CO₂ and converts it to fuels and useful chemicals.
X-Ray Study Explores Potential of Hepatitis C Drugs to Treat COVID-19
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Experiments show existing drugs used to treat hepatitis C may have potential to treat COVID-19 by stopping the “heart” of the virus.
The Many Paths of Muon Math
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Here’s how physicists calculate g-2, the value that will determine whether the muon is giving us a sign of new physics.
A Bridge to the Quantum Revolution
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PNNL and Microsoft Quantum partner to link quantum circuits to powerful government supercomputers.
INCITE Program Awards Supercomputing Time to 51 Computational Research Projects
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The projects will support a broad range of large-scale research campaigns to pursue transformational advances in science and engineering.
Virtual Reality: ALCF's Remote Interns Tackle Real-World Computing Projects
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Program provides students with an opportunity to work on real-world research projects that address issues at the forefront of scientific computing.
Shear Force—How Good Materials are Made Better
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Scientists at PNNL are finding a lot of success using solid phase processing approaches to create materials with improved properties.
Advancing the Arrival of Fusion Energy Through Improved Understanding of Fast Plasma Particles
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An experimentalist and two theorists have developed a new algorithm for tracking volatile particles that could advance the arrival of fusion energy.
Chuck Kessel: Forging Paths for Fusion's Future
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As a fusion specialist and distinguished R&D ORNL staff, Kessel makes contributions to fusion engineering and technology, leading national programs.
How Scientists Around the Country Are Using the APS to Fight COVID-19
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Research teams are making use of the Advanced Photon Source’s remote access capabilities to better understand the virus that causes COVID-19.
University and Stakeholder News
Elected Officials, President McInnis Mark Launch of BNL Collider Project
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The event was an opportunity for in-person and virtual speakers to voice their support for this one-of-a-kind nuclear physics research facility.
New Design Principles for Spin-based Quantum Materials
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Criteria for designing targeted quantum materials could support Internet of Things devices and other resource-intensive technologies.
Flipping Light On-Off Turns Bacteria Into Chemical Factories
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Researchers have invented a method for using light to turn on and off a mechanism in E. coli bacteria that is key to producing valuable chemicals.
New Estimates for the Rise in Sea Levels Due to Ice Sheet Mass Loss Under Future Climate Change
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A team of researchers have calculated new estimates for the melting of Earth’s ice sheets due to greenhouse gas emissions and its impact on sea levels
E-Beam Atomic-scale 3-D ‘Sculpting’ Could Enable New Quantum Nanodevices
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Researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away & deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide.
UNM Biologists Study Antarctic Viruses
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Biologists have been using Center for Advanced Research Computing resources to analyze viruses found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
From CO2 to Ethylene — UCLA and Caltech Researchers Discover Effective Pathway to Convert Greenhouse Gas into Valuable Products
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The scientists developed special nanoscale wires to catalyze a chemical reaction that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while generating ethylene.
Fast Calculation Dials in Better Batteries
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A simpler and more efficient way to predict performance will lead to better batteries, according to Rice University engineers.
Rainmakers: The Turbulent Formation of Cloud Droplets
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New research from Michigan Technological University’s cloud chamber changes the way clouds, and therefore climate, are modeled.
WIU School of Agriculture Part of Second Pennycress Research Grant
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WIU will receive just under $1M of a $13M DOE grant aimed at genetically strengthening pennycress plants for use in sustainable energy work.
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