LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Using the power of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's highest-energy laser system, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and an international team of collaborators have developed an experimental capability for measuring the basic properties of matter, such as the equation of state (EOS), at the highest pressure  more

LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release: NASA's new Perseverance rover, which just started its seven-month journey to Mars, carries on board what is likely the most versatile instrument ever created to understand the planet's past habitability: SuperCam--and a new podcast will tell listeners all about it. "SuperCam sits on the rover's mast and has a laser that can zap rocks up to 25 feet away," said Roge  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 6 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: Dr. Dmitri Babikov, professor of chemistry in Marquette University's Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of this year's Way Klingler Fellowship Award in science. A trained theoretical physicist, Babikov found his passion with computational chemistry which uniquely shaped his career choice. He joined the chemistry department in the fall of 2004 with the goal of establishing a research gro  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 4 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news: The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) has awarded $778,700 to 37 communities through the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program for FY21 to help local governments develop and sustain programs that curb litter, reduce blight, and support beautification, recycling, and education initiatives. Recipients include municipal, county and tribal governments who pledge to Keep New Mexico True through  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Each summer for the last 30 years, students and teachers from across Appalachia have travelled to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a unique STEM summer camp experience - the Appalachian Regional Commission/ORNL Science-Technology-Mathematics Institute. The program was all virtual in 2020, but its research emphasis was as strong as ever, th  more