WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Compute This: 6 Ways Berkeley Lab Is Shaping the Future of Microelectronics New microchip materials and fabrication techniques promise energy efficiency and increasingly powerful computing The era defined by Moore's Law - which has delivered an astonishing billion-fold increase in transistor density since 1958 - is reaching its physical and economic boundaries, creating n  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * EIA expects lower crude oil prices and higher natural gas prices through 2026 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects recent developments in global trade policy and oil production to contribute to lower global demand for petroleum products through 2026, contributing to lower oil prices than it previously forecast. In its May Short-Term Energy Outloo  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Five LLNL postdocs selected to attend 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Five Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoctoral researchers have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Ian Colliard, Nicholas Cross, Caspar Donnison, Vidia Gokool and Jonas Kaufman will join young scientists from around the wo  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Water resiliency at Camp Buehring: INL's innovative water reclamation system Camp Buehring, a United States military base nestled in northern Kuwait just 20 miles from the Iraqi border, faces a challenge: there are no wells, rivers or other easily accessible sources of water. In this arid region, water is a precious commodity. Soldiers rely on trucks to deliver the w  more