WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Alexandra Hakala, a senior research physical scientist and acting senior fellow for geologic and environmental systems of the National Energy Technology Laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy, involving a hearing on July 26, 2023, entitled "Unearthing Innovation: The Future of Subsurface Science and Technology in the United States": * * * Chairman Williams, Ranking Member  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) computational scientists worked with experimental collaborators at Lawrence Berkeley and Sandia national laboratories to design metal amide-based composites capable of overcoming key kinetic limitations in their performance as hydrogen storage materials. Hydrogen possesses the highest energy density of  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: Cory Windorff, assistant professor of inorganic chemistry at New Mexico State University, is one of 93 early career scientists across the country selected to receive a combined total of $135 million in research funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a wide range of topics. The 2023 Early Career Research Program awardees represent 47 universities and 12 DOE national laboratories. Windorff's grant i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: * * * The RAPTER project aims to prepare against future pandemics * * * By Sarah Wong From tackling homework challenges to drafting emails, people are discovering a vast array of applications for natural language processing tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI) engines. Now, researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Harv  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: For a man whose job is to envision outcomes, Ali Pinar says he was completely surprised when the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics named him one of its 2023 Fellows. "When I was pursuing my PhD, if somebody had told me I would become a SIAM Fellow -- no way," Pinar said. "You just piece these things together one brick at a time. You're building  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories opened the doors August 7 to its new, cutting-edge Emergency Operations Center aimed at enhancing emergency incident management coordination and communications for the workforce and the community in the event of an emergency, disaster or crisis. The $42.5 million, 25,000-square-foot facility, located on Kirtland Air Force Base, is sche  more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of North Texas College of Engineering are leading a new consortium to further the science and applications of emerging semiconducting materials toward electronic, photonic and sensing technologies. These technologies will help advance national security capabilities, while also training a diverse workforce in these key disciplines through funding received from the U.S.  more