Unusual Magnetic Structure May Support Next-Generation Technology
A research team from Colorado State University are using neutrons to study a material with an unusual magnetic structure. This research could both enhance their team’s fundamental understanding of frustrated magnetism and lead to improvements in digital information storage.
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Nanoparticle Breakthrough Could Capture Unseen Light for Solar Energy Conversion
An international team, led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated a breakthrough in the design and function of nanoparticles that could make solar panels more efficient by converting light usually missed by solar cells into usable energy.
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Strained Materials Make Cooler Superconductors
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have added a new dimension to our understanding of why straining a particular group of materials, called Ruddlesden-Popper oxides, tampers with their superconducting properties.
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U.S. Department of Energy Funding Opportunity Opens Doors for Graduate Students
Since its inception in 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program has been a source of world-class opportunities for up-and-coming researchers. It has funded over 300 graduate awardees from more than 100 universities to conduct thesis research at 17 DOE national laboratories.
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Army Researchers Conduct First-ever Combustion Experiment with X-rays
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Propulsion made an historic first with its experiment in a gas turbine combustor using X-rays. The data will help advance gas turbine engine designs for higher power density and efficiency, scientists said.
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Neutrons Provide Insights into Increased Performance for Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
Neutron scattering has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding of this behavior will enable manufacturers to design solar cells with increased efficiency.
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New Exascale System for Earth Simulation
A new earth modeling system unveiled today will have weather-scale resolution and use advanced computers to simulate aspects of Earth’s variability and anticipate decadal changes that will critically impact the U.S. energy sector in coming years.
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