Phys.org June 22, 2021 In a proof of principle experiment researchers at the DOE’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are preparing to trap and levitate particles inside a cavity using an electric field. Intrinsic characteristics of superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities will overcome some limits of laser trapping. If they can levitate a particle, they might be able to impart a quantum state on it by cooling the trapped particle to its lowest possible energy level. A levitated particle in an SRF cavity that is under vacuum and chilled to super cold temperatures will only interact with the cavity’s electric field […]
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Department of Energy announces $5 million for new computational approaches to biology
EurekAlert December 6, 2019 According to the DOE the rapid development of technologies for high-throughput screening of genomes, proteins, metabolites, and other biological features has generated and continues to generate mountains of data. The research will focus on data from plants and microbes relevant to DOE missions in energy and environment, including laying the scientific groundwork for cost-effective production of biofuels and bioproducts as well as enhancing understanding of the biological dimensions of environmental cleanup, among other topics. It is expected that many of the new software tools and approaches will ultimately be integrated into the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase an […]
DOE announces $218 million for quantum information science
Eurekalert September 25, 2018 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $218 million in funding for 85 research awards in the important emerging field of Quantum Information Science (QIS). The awards are led by scientists at 28 institutions of higher learning across the nation and nine DOE national laboratories and cover a range of topics. Depending on the topic and program, awards range in duration from two to five years. Total funding for Fiscal Year 2018 will be $73 million, with outyear funding contingent on congressional appropriations… read more.
Slippery when dry
Phys.org July 13, 2018 Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a process based on graphene which shows that a few layers of graphene not only reduce friction in steel rubbing against steel by seven times and the wear by 10,000 times but also significantly reduces the tribo-corrosion problem. Graphene can be applied by spraying a solution in the air and can coat any complicated shape or size—and over a large surface area. According to the researchers it could help wind turbines move with greater ease, allowing them to produce more energy. It can better seal off machinery as it […]