WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $20 million for 16 projects across 8 states to accelerate the natural subsurface generation of hydrogen. This energy resource would potentially produce no carbon emissions when burned or used in a fuel cell and will support the Biden-Harris Adminis  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Feb. 8 (TNSres) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * Argonne researchers complete an in-depth examination of soft-shorts, a phenomenon that is an early step toward permanent failure in a battery * * * An Argonne team developing materials for solid-state batteries took an unexpected detour to investigate tiny short-circuits known as soft-shorts. Their insights will benefit battery researchers   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: People often think of radiation as the basis for carbon-free nuclear power. But radiation can also save lives. That's especially true in hospitals where professionals use nuclear medicine to make diagnoses, treat medical conditions and sterilize equipment. One such medical treatment includes radioisotopes in irradiators used to treat donated blood to prevent graft-versus-h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute issued the following news release: The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That's why each year we look for novel research projects -- aligned with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals -- through the New Investigator call under our Community Science Program. Below find a list of researchers whose proposals were accepted for 2024. Harnes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report on Feb. 6, 2024: TO: Katherine R. Herrera, Acting Technical Director FROM: D. Gutowski, Resident Inspector SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending January 19, 2024 Staff Activity: The Board's Executive Director of Operations, M. Buhler, accompanied by staff member P. Migliorini, was on site Tuesday and Wednesday for a fami  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Fellows will collaborate with Lab scientists to perfect a life-saving surgical device, a fiber-optic fabric and a system for levitating in the mesosphere * * * The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP) announced the fellows in its 2024 cohort, launching now. Now in its third year, the Los Alamos National Laboratory program provides a two-year  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New metasurface architecture sets the stage for ultrafast information processing and versatile terahertz sources * * * Traditional microelectronic architectures, with transistors to control electrical currents along wires, power everything from advanced computers to everyday devices. But with the integrated circuits offering diminishing returns in terms of speed and   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Includes commercialization of long-lasting COVID-killing disinfectant * * * One of Sandia National Laboratories' core missions is to help the world through innovation. However, transferring some of that innovation from the Labs to industry isn't always an easy process. Through hard work and ingenuity, some Sandia employees are excelling at  more