When Neutron Stars Collide, Neutrinos Change Flavors
[ad_1] The Science Newswise — Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the universe. They are packed so tightly that a spoonful of their matter weighs more than a mountain. When two neutron stars collide, they release huge numbers of tiny particles called neutrinos. Neutrinos are fundamental particles that come in three types, or “flavors.” These […]
Machine Learning Speeds Up Search for Better Catalysts
[ad_1] Newswise — UPTON, N.Y. — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory developed a new machine learning framework that can accelerate the search for better catalysts — the materials that speed up chemical reactions — and offer more reliable results. Finding high-performing catalysts, which are used to accelerate processes from […]
A Strong Case for Weak Interactions
[ad_1] BYLINE: Michelle Alvarez For Immediate Release_ March 23, 2026Contact: Michelle Alvarezmalvarez@jlab.org A Strong Case for Weak Interactions Jefferson Lab physicist Ciprian Gal wins prestigious DOE award to search for cracks in physics’ best theory of the universe Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – In fifth grade, Ciprian Gal received his physics textbook a year […]
AI Rebuilds Molecules From Exploding Fragments
[ad_1] BYLINE: Ula Chrobak Read this story in the SLAC News Center Newswise — Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and collaborating institutions recently built a generative AI model that can recreate molecular structures from the movement of the molecule’s ions after they are blasted apart by X-rays, a technique […]
ATLAS: Four Decades of Nuclear Physics Innovation
[ad_1] Newswise — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to know that it has begun.” If the celebrated poet were alive today, he might admit that, when it comes to vague beginnings, love is not alone. Ask two people when the week begins, and […]
Solving a Mystery in Dark Matter Detectors Could Improve Quantum Computers
[ad_1] BYLINE: Lauren Biron Newswise — Although dark matter makes up most of the mass in our universe, it has never been directly observed. To hunt for lighter dark matter and other rare phenomena, researchers must solve a puzzle in their supersensitive detectors: an unexpected number of low-energy events, called the “low-energy excess” or LEE, […]
Cracking the Code: Using AI to Solve Difficult-to-Map Proteins
[ad_1] BYLINE: Ashleigh Papp Newswise — Using a tool to solve a protein’s structure, for most researchers in the world of structural biology and computational chemistry, is not unlike using the Rosetta Stone to unlock the secrets of ancient Egyptian texts. Once a protein’s structure has been discovered, or defined, one can infer crucial information […]
Measuring Pollutant-Destroying Molecules Used in Water Treatment
[ad_1] Newswise — From brightly colored textile dyes to persistent pesticides and antibiotics, many modern pollutants dissolved in water — such as Bisphenol A — resist traditional treatment methods. A promising approach uses electricity to power chemical reactions in water over an electrode surface. Much like in a battery, electrodes send and receive electrical current […]
Two Argonne scientists receive 2025 DOE Early Career Research Awards
[ad_1] Newswise — Two researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have been named recipients of 2025 Early Career Research Program awards from the DOE Office of Science. David Kaphan and Yong Zhao will each receive $550,000 per year for five years to further their research. This DOE Office of Science program seeks to strengthen […]
Feeling the Vibe
[ad_1] Newswise — It started with a social media post from Andrej Karpathy, one of the founders of OpenAI. Last year, he tweeted, “There’s a new kind of coding I call ‘vibe coding,’ where you fully give into the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” Karpathy said that large language models and voice-to-text […]