24-Mar-2025 Building blocks of innovation: Light-induced symmetry changes in tiny crystals DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne researchers have shown that they can use light to temporarily alter the crystal symmetry within lead sulfide quantum dots. This process reduces the off-centering of lead atoms and affects the electronic properties of the quantum dots. Journal Advanced Materials
18-Mar-2025 Argonne team uses Aurora supercomputer to investigate potential dark energy breakthrough DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne researchers used the lab’s Aurora exascale supercomputer to perform large-scale simulations of the universe, providing a testing ground to investigate Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s potentially game-changing observations of dark energy.
17-Mar-2025 1,000 Scientist AI Jam kicks off at Argonne DOE/Argonne National Laboratory The 1,000 Scientist AI Jam brought together DOE researchers at Argonne and eight other labs to explore models from OpenAI and Anthropic and understand AI’s potential to accelerate discoveries in energy, materials science, medicine and more.
13-Mar-2025 Daniel Haskel of Photon Sciences selected for Oppenheimer fellowship program DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Daniel Haskel of the lab’s Photon Sciences directorate has been selected to represent Argonne in the 2025 cohort of DOE’s Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program (OSELP).
12-Mar-2025 Summit Supercomputer Draws Molecular Blueprint for Repairing Damaged DNA DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researchers at Georgia State University used the Summit supercomputer to study an elaborate molecular pathway called nucleotide excision repair, or NER. They built a computer model of a critical NER component called the pre-incision complex, or PInC, which plays a key role in regulating DNA repair processes in the latter stages of the NER pathway. Decoding NER’s sophisticated sequence of events and the role of PInC in the pathway could provide key insights into developing novel treatments and preventing conditions that lead to premature aging and certain types of cancer. Journal Nature Communications Funder Advanced Scientific Computing Research
11-Mar-2025 Breaking boundaries in biomedicine: Advanced Photon Source enables protein design DOE/Argonne National Laboratory A team of scientists in the lab of Nobel Prize winner David Baker has created a method for designing proteins that can bind and sense a range of small molecules, with wide applications for biomedicine and environmental protection. Journal Science
10-Mar-2025 Fusion for the future: Nuclear lab plays key role in testing a crucial technology DOE/Idaho National Laboratory A cutting-edge project to test “fusion blanket” technologies is taking shape, with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) leading the charge to create a critical component of a fusion reactor.
6-Mar-2025 Recycling products from the inside out DOE/Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are exploring this concept in one of their latest projects.
5-Mar-2025 AI/ML's bright future at NSLS-II DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Advances in automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) are transforming how research is done at NSLS-II, streamlining workflows, enhancing productivity, and alleviating workloads for both users and staff.
4-Mar-2025 Scientists cook up the perfect recipe to feed an energy future DOE/Idaho National Laboratory After five years of trying to find the right ingredients, scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect recipe to fuel the world’s first critical fast-spectrum molten salt reactor.
