Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) achieved a technological breakthrough for solar cells…
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is a federal agency responsible for advancing the nation’s energy policy, ensuring energy security, and supporting scientific and technological innovation. It oversees the development and regulation of energy production, including renewable energy, fossil fuels, and nuclear power, while also managing the country’s nuclear weapons program and cleanup of legacy nuclear sites. Through its network of national laboratories, the DOE funds and conducts cutting-edge research in physics, climate science, materials, computing, and more. The agency plays a critical role in shaping a sustainable energy future and driving scientific discovery in service of national interests.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a quantum chemistry…
A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is keeping the plasma…
New technique for observing reaction products offers insights into the chemical mechanisms that formed them.…
Tiny Quantum Sensors Made From Atomic Flaws Inside Diamond Anvils Watch Materials Transform Under Pressure…
Scientists invent a way to see attosecond electron motions with an X-ray laser. Called XLEAP,…
As scientists study approaches to best sustain a fusion reactor, a team led by Oak…
An obstacle to generating fusion reactions inside facilities called tokamaks is that producing the current…
Scientists devise new catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel. The concentration…
It reveals an abrupt transition in cuprates where particles give up their individuality; the results…
A new fault system on the seafloor was discovered off California’s coast by temporarily transforming…
How a liquid interacts with the surface of a solid is important in batteries and…
The radioactive decay of potassium-40 in Earth’s core is considered one of the main sources…
Microbiomes play essential roles in the natural processes that keep the planet and our bodies…
Scientists pioneer technique for working with topological materials. Topological materials have become a hot topic…
Computer simulations yield a much more accurate picture of these states of matter. Strange metals…
Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric…
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey…