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Clostridium perfringens bacteria

Revealing the Mysteries Within Microbial Genomes

A new technique developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will make it much easier for researchers to discover…

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Quenching the Intense Heat of a Fusion Plasma May Require a Well-Placed Liquid Metal Evaporator

Inside the next generation of fusion vessels known as spherical tokamaks, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma…

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New Tool Will Help Neurosurgeons Perform Delicate Cutting Task

FORT DETRICK, Md. – A new surgical instrument being developed with support from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development…

Two helicopters follow behind an unmanned aircraft.

Autonomous Platforms for Casualty Evacuation

The United States and its allies face the return of large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer and near-peer competitors—an environment…

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Conductors for Magnet at the Heart of PPPL’s NSTX-U Arrive in Spain

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has achieved a major milestone in the upgrade of PPPL’s…

One of NNSA's two new AW139 helicopters taxis on the flight line after arrival at Joint Base Andrews, MD, on June 17, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew-John Braman)

NNSA Gets New Helicopters to Support Radiological Security Across the Nation

It wasn’t a bird, a plane, or a certain cape-wearing superhero that aircraft aficionados in the National Capital Region saw…

This screenshot from a computer simulation of the divertorlets system shows the liquid metal as it travels around the slats in the device, shown here as white rectangles. (Image credit: Francisco Saenz / PPPL)

Creating Loops of Liquid Lithium for Fusion Temperature Control

Fusion vessels have a Goldilocks problem:  The plasma within needs to be hot enough to generate net power, but if…

Machine learning potential derived from first-principles calculations reveals that confinement in TiO2 nanopores enhances proton transfer by reducing activation energy, highlighting the interplay between confinement, surface chemistry and topology in accelerating water reactivity. (Illustration concept: Hyuna Kwon and Tuan Anh Pham/LLNL; Illustration: Ella Maru Studios)

Nano-Confinement May Be Key to Improving Hydrogen Production

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered a new mechanism that can boost the efficiency of hydrogen production…

The USS Pasadena breaks through the ice in the Beaufort Sea

New DoD Strategy Calls for Enhancements, Engagements, Exercises in Arctic

The Defense Department released its 2024 Arctic Strategy. The strategy acknowledges how environmental changes are affecting the Arctic region, details…

Visual representations of the chitinase surface and secondary structures.

New Understanding of a Common Plant Enzyme Could Lead to Better Crop Management

New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently….

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DoD Releases Updated List of Foreign Institutions Engaging in Problematic Activities to Counter Unauthorized Technology Transfer

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced publication of the fiscal year 2023 (FY23) update to the list of foreign…

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JPEO-CBRND Offers Medical Solutions for Threats to the Warfighter and Beyond

A key Joint Force medical program is responding to rapidly evolving healthcare crises around the world and taking action for…