ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ferroelectric material adapts to light stimuli by reorganizing atomic connectivity on the nanoscale * * * Researchers have revealed an adaptive response with a ferroelectric device, which responds to light pulses in a way that resembles the plasticity of neural networks. This behavior could find application in energy-efficient microelectronics. "Today's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued the following letter on Oct. 07, 2024: * * * The Honorable Joyce L. Connery, Chair, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chair Connery: On May 3, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE or Department) accepted the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board or DNFSB) Recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety, which was published in the Federal Register on  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: LOS ALAMOS, N.M. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) toured Los Alamos-based company UbiQD's advanced materials and technology manufacturing facility, which was recently expanded to 16,000 square feet. Heinrich has long championed growing an advanced, high-tech manufacturing industry in New Mexico, including through the commercialization and transfer of innovative technologies developed at our nation  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: A groundbreaking multidisciplinary team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows and graphics processor (GPU)-acceleration to advance scientific innovation and revolutionize digital design. The project, called ICECap (Inertial Confinement on El Capitan), is a tran  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * OSIRIS-REx project has impacts in space, on the ground * * * The OSIRIS-REx project made history last year as the first U.S. mission to bring back an asteroid sample from space -- and with it came a treasure trove of data. New research from an international collaboration, led by Sandia National Laboratories and including researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration issued the following news: * * * Seven collaborative projects are selected under the Consortia Grant Program * * * The Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has awarded seven federal grants to Minority Serving Institutions in response to Notice of Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0003285, entitled "Co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is opening an investigation into the Department of Energy (DOE) after uncovering new information that suggests America's most advanced scientific institution, Los Alamos National Laboratory, is using machinery linked to the Chinese military  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Abdessattar Abdelkefi, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at New Mexico State University, was recently elected American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow. AIAA will formally honor and induct the class at the AIAA Associate Fellows Induction Ceremony and Dinner in January in Orlando, Florida. The honor recognizes individuals "who have accomplished or  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Department of Energy's Role in Advanced Computing Research": * * * The Committee will come to order. Before we begin, I want to acknowledge the terrible loss of the former Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Charles McMillan, who died in a car accident last week. Charlie was a true pa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Divyansh Kaushik, a senior fellow at the American Policy Ventures, from a Sept. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Department of Energy's Role in Advanced Computing Research": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. We are at a critical juncture in technological history. The People's R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Shaun Gleason, director of science-security initiative integration at the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory, from a Sept. 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Department of Energy's Role in Advanced Computing Research": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Shaun Glea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Laboratory physicists honored for groundbreaking physics contributions * * * Tanmoy Bhattacharya (T-2) and Stefano Gandolfi (T-2) have been elected as fellows of the American Physical Society. APS fellows are society members nominated by colleagues, with election based on original research and publications that offer significant, innovative application of physics to  more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by Jarrett Haley Researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS) at UC San Diego, have launched a new initiative to advance science and technology that addresses wildland fire challenges in an era of more frequent and devastating megafires. The Wildfire Science & Technology Commons will be a   more