ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Design combines the best aspects of different compositions and structures into individual cathode particles A breakthrough "dual-gradient" design for the battery's cathode substantially increases energy storage capacity, stability and lifetime while reducing costs. It could accelerate widespread adoption of electric vehicles and grid batteries. *  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: Donald Coulter, senior science advisor for cybersecurity in the Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Technology Centers, introduces the Software Assurance Community of Practice (SwA CoP) working group. Over the past couple of decades, our nation's reliance on the internet and its associated infrastructures and technologies has significant  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Model developed at Los Alamos offers crucial data and insights to meet HIV-elimination targets * * * In a landmark achievement for the fight against HIV, Sweden has attained the critical "95-95-95" target on the path to tackling the disease. Advanced bioinformatics modeling developed by a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory was deployed to track and verify the country's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * More modern method a fundamental leap forward in safety * * * An interdisciplinary team at Los Alamos National Laboratory developed a new method for testing explosives that provides more precise data, helping researchers determine whether an explosive is safe enough to handle. The findings were recently published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Cal  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 30 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Several New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service Family and Consumer Science agents and specialists were recognized at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences annual session in Tucson, Arizona, in September. Two NMSU staff members received individual national awards. Karim Martinez, Extension family life and child development specialist, was presented   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 30 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Led by Zheng Ren, right, and Ming Yi, left, a new study on iron-tin thin films reshapes scientific understanding of kagome magnets. Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. A discovery by Rice University physicists and collaborators is unlocking a new understanding of magnetism and electronic interactions in cutting-edge materials, potentially revolutionizing technology fields such as quantum computing and high-temperatu  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), the managing and operating contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are partnering with multiple universities to develop next-generation technology and personnel pipelines in advancement of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)'s two-site pit production mission. Through these  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 31 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * One pit factory instead of two would fully resolve this lawsuit while preserving strong environmental law (For further background see the press advisory of October 22, 2024, "Darkling Plain: whither the legal fight in South Carolina over plutonium "pit" environmental analysis? What does it mean? What will happen?") Mark your calendars! Please join: Undersecretary of Energ  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M researchers aim to use AI tools to discover breakthrough materials for fusion energy. * * * By Alyssa Schaechinger As the search for renewable energy sources continues, fusion energy emerges as a strong candidate. Researchers from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Age  more