MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 8 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * This exotic form of ice just got weirder * By Erin Woodward Key takeaways: * Using X-ray free-electron lasers and specialized instruments to mimic the extreme conditions inside giant ice planets, researchers studied the structure of superionic water. * The team found clear signatures of multiple packing structures existing simultaneously under uniform conditions in supe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary: * * * 2025 Office of Science Year in Review: Advances in Discovery Science Over the past year, DOE's Office of Science has made major advances in a variety of scientific areas. By Shannon Brescher Shea For the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science, 2025 was a year of unveiling scientific instruments and developing plans for future discoveries. From quantum to fusion, researchers s  more