Spokane Science News
Scientists have developed a new machine learning approach that accurately predicted critical and difficult-to-compute properties of molten salts, materials with diverse nuclear energy applications. In a Chemical Science article, Oak […]
The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a major new scientific facility jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, released its
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The final touches are underway, including the installation of quantum lab equipment, as Central New Mexico Community College prepares to welcome students to its Quantum Technician Bootcamp. Students
Microorganisms with extreme abilities have laid the groundwork for decades of biotechnologies from the PCR technique that enables amplification of DNA for diagnostics and drug development to the gene editing
The U.S. National Science Foundation Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (NSF ZEUS) laser facility at the University of Michigan now has the most powerful laser in the U.S., with roughly
Farragut High School graduate Langalibalele “Langa” Lunga is the recipient of the 2025 UT-Battelle scholarship. The competitive scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating senior planning to study science, mathematics
Most high-performance computing clusters used by industry and universities can simulate upwards of a few thousand atoms. But the calculations use approximation techniques that group atoms together instead of calculating
To ensure the technology could be scaled up for commercialization, ORNL researchers made coin and pouch cell batteries using industry-standard processes at ORNL’s open-access Battery Manufacturing Facility. Polyzos said the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) has released a new strategic vision to accelerate breakthroughs in energy technologies into real-world solutions that strengthen U.S. energy security
At Brown University, an innovative new project is revealing that teaching artificial intelligence to perceive things more like people may begin with something as simple as a game. The project
The United States semiconductor industry is projected to have between 60,000 and 100,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. As the need for semiconductor technicians, engineers and scientists continues to increase, there
The research team has applied for a patent on the technique and plans to seek out industrial partners to license the approach in hopes of improving the competitiveness of commercial
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sandia National Laboratories has selected nuclear deterrence expert Toby Townsend to lead its California campus, effective immediately. Toby Townsend became the Associate Labs Director for Sandia National
Researchers with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation published a global benchmark of microplastic distribution in the ocean, revealing thousands of plastic specks even at the extreme depths of
For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to look back over 13 billion years and measure how the first stars in
