Designing battery success from failure
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are developing a formula for success – by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team’s goal is the design for long-term storage […]
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Researchers use Frontier and a mixed-precision approach for GWAS to earn Gordon Bell Prize nomination
“An advantage with KRR is that we transform the patient data into an intermediate representation, namely the kernel matrix,” said David Keyes, founding dean of the Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Sandia Science
Sandia underground geo-tools aid in earthquake research
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Geothermal researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed sensors that can be placed in hotter and higher-pressure underground environments than previous instruments, a capability that is allowing
Frontier users’ exascale climate emulator nominated for Gordon Bell Climate Prize
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, or KAUST, Saudi Arabia, has been nominated for the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2024 Gordon
A remarkable fossil assemblage gets a new interpretation
A team of paleontologists recently discovered that an ancient seascape known for its diverse assemblage of exceptionally preserved fossils represents an unexpected oceanic setting, placing the fossils in an environmental
NSF names three new I-Corps Hubs expanding the National Innovation Network across the U.S.
The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the addition of three new NSF Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps™) Hubs that will scale the NSF-led National Innovation Network (NIN), accelerating the translation
Biology Science USGS
We’re Only as Healthy as our Ecosystems
Scientists attempted to save this elkhorn coral from bleaching in 2023 by installing a shade above it. The coral was part of a USGS study in the Florida Reef Tract
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USGS Friday’s Findings – November 8, 2024
Title: An ancient rock-climbing fish: science in support of Pacific Lamprey Date: November 8, 2024, at 2:00-2:30 pm Eastern/11:00 -11:30 am Pacific Speaker: Theresa “Marty” Liedtke, Research Fisheries Biologist, USGS
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
Last week, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan engaged in meetings that deepened U.S. National Science Foundation’s relationships with current international partners and expanded NSF’s global network. On Monday, Oct. 21, Panchanathan and
ORNL invites students to join the JUMP into STEM building science challenge
Hancock is a member of the professor team, which consists of faculty from colleges and universities who incorporate the competition into their curricula and offer students the opportunity to participate as
Sandia Science
Sandia researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces
Panel A shows the tip/substrate position just prior to cavitation, which is shown ~33 msec later in Panel B. Panel C shows the cavity meniscus, during tip retraction, one frame
New DOE portal provides open, accountable energy information for our future data economy
The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has launched an experimental platform for energy sector-related data with enhanced emphasis on governance and usability.
Biology Science USGS
New breeding habitat discovered for rare Yellow-billed Cuckoos
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The western population of yellow-billed cuckoos (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) was thought to nest only in mid-elevation riparian areas dominated by cottonwood and willow trees, with perennial surface
Biology Science USGS
Directors Message: A Season of Change at the Western Fisheries Research Center
Jan Lovy, Ph.D. at work It’s October, and fall is upon us. Fall is a season of change. The days get shorter and colder, it’s cloudier and rains more (especially
Up to bat: Protecting endangered bats with biomaterials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are using a new bioderived material to 3D print custom roosting structures for endangered bats. The eco-friendly composite offers a sustainable alternative to synthetic materials