ARGONNE, Illinois, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * How Argonne scientists are paving the way for faster, smarter electronics Breakthrough findings offer new insight into spintronics to enable faster, smaller and more efficient devices * Argonne research takes next leap in computing by mastering magnetism one atom at a time. Data is growing at a staggering pace, pushing charge based microelectronics, such as smart  more

MERCED, California, April 8 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Project Aims to Put AI to Work Reducing its Own Energy Needs * It's no secret that artificial intelligence uses a lot of electricity. A standard ChatGPT query consumes approximately 0.34 watt-hours - roughly 10 times more than a Google search. According to the Pew Research Center, U.S. data centers consumed 183 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 - more than 4% of the country's total elect  more

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico, April 8 -- Navajo Technical University issued the following news: * * * Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory Visit NTU Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory Visit Navajo Technical University to Strengthen Academic and Workforce Partnerships By Ty Jones Navajo Technical University (NTU) hosted representatives from Sandia National Laboratories, led by newly appointed Director Laura McGill, along with representatives   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Mexico. *** Fluorescent Security Glass ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri has been assigned a patent (No. US 12597107 B2, initially filed Dec. 19, 2023) developed by three inventors Rachel Leigh Grodsky, Raymore, Missouri; Richard Brow, Rolla, Missouri; and Melissa Malone Teague, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for "Fluorescent security   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 9 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Gains Transformational Research System The University of Wyoming has gained a new asset that will elevate its national leadership in critical minerals, rare-earth magnetics, advanced materials and quantum technologies -- with the potential to drive advancements that specifically help Wyoming industries. UW has received a rare and strategically important gift from Germany's Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt:  more