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In a landmark study mapping nearly 6 million galaxies across 11 billion years of cosmic history, scientists using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) have validated Einstein's theory of general relativity at the largest scales ever tested.
Nov 20, 2024
Scientists at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have demonstrated that aligning the quantum spin of fusion fuel can significantly boost tritium burn efficiency, potentially leading to smaller, safer, and more cost-effective fusion power plants.
Nov 19, 2024
Mercury is a heavy metal known for its toxicity, but its most dangerous form, methylmercury, poses a unique threat to both human health and the environment.
Nov 15, 2024
Scientists have revealed how mass is distributed within two fundamental subatomic particles - the pion and the nucleon - through advanced numerical calculations.
Nov 15, 2024
Patience and complexity are the hallmarks of fundamental scientific research. It takes time to do what we do at the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.
Oct 27, 2024
Summary: Researchers have demonstrated that light can modify the electrical properties of special materials called relaxor ferroelectrics in just trillionths of a second, opening new possibilities for ultra-fast electronic devices and energy storage systems.
Oct 27, 2024
Scientists have successfully ported advanced computational chemistry tools to the cloud, potentially revolutionizing access to high-performance computing resources for researchers worldwide.
Oct 21, 2024
Researchers at Jefferson Lab are investigating whether proton therapy could replace radioactive isotope-based cancer treatments, potentially reducing radiological risks.
Oct 11, 2024
New artificial intelligence models developed by researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory dramatically improve the speed and accuracy of plasma heating predictions for fusion experiments.
Oct 9, 2024
Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered that sprinkling boron powder into fusion reactors could prevent tungsten atoms from contaminating the plasma, a critical step in maintaining fusion reactions.
Oct 7, 2024
Scientists are continually searching for ways to increase computers’ power while reducing their electricity use.
Sep 29, 2024
Summary: The HadStruc Collaboration, based at Jefferson Lab, has developed a new 3D approach to understanding the structure of hadrons using lattice quantum chromodynamics and supercomputer simulations.
Sep 17, 2024
Summary: Scientists at PNNL have successfully created a uniform 2D layer of silk protein on graphene, paving the way for advanced microelectronic applications and flexible circuits.
Sep 16, 2024
Summary: Scientists at Fermilab's Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) have detected their first neutrino interactions, marking a significant step in the search for a hypothetical fourth type of neutrino.
Sep 10, 2024
