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Sometimes scientific terms can be confusing. @ENERGY's "DOE Explains..." offers straightforward explanations of everything from Atmospheric Radiation to Ultrafast Science energy.gov/science/doe-ex…

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 National Science Bowl! Mission San Jose won the high school championship and William Diamond Middle School won the middle school championship. We appreciate the hard work and collaboration of all the competitors who participated!

Are you ready for the 2026 National Science Bowl Finals? Four teams - down from 68 high school and 48 middle school regional winners - will emerge triumphant this weekend to compete in the finals on Monday. Find out who will win: science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb/2026-…

The National Science Bowl prepares today’s STEM students to be the scientists and engineers of the future. Tune in to watch the showdown between the top two middle and high school teams on Monday, May 4: science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb/2026-…

Dentists often use X-rays in their work, but dentist Fernando Luis Esteban Florez needed more powerful equipment to develop his idea for an antibacterial dental adhesive that could save patients $5 billion/year. Tools @ORNL helped him create his resin: energy.gov/science/articl…

In Rocky Mountain forests, conifers tower overhead. But researchers @jgi are studying more than the trees themselves. They examined the tiny communities living on their needles, gaining insights into how these microbes affect the ecosystem: energy.gov/science/articl…

Scientists never know when inspiration will strike! For Gabriel Veith @ORNL, it was while he was playing with the gooey substance called oobleck with his kids. Its bizarre properties inspired a technology that can make batteries safer and more efficient: energy.gov/science/articl…

.@ENERGY is inviting teams to submit proposals that address the Genesis Mission National Science and Technology Challenges. DOE has recently updated its Genesis Mission Request for Applications. To learn more, register for the webinar on April 21: science-doe.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

Whether they’re developing qubits or quantum algorithms, @ENERGY’s National Labs are leaders in quantum research. @BerkeleyLab researchers are improving the performance of qubits, testing quantum networks, and using quantum sensors to study dark matter: newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/04/23/sev…

Did you know that today is World Quantum Day & @ENERGY supports 5 National Quantum Information Science Research Centers? @C2QAdvantage, @QuantumSciCtr, @sqmscenter, @qnextquantum & @BerkeleyLab’s Quantum Systems Accelerator are all advancing quantum tech: energy.gov/articles/energ…

Quantum computers are likely to be much better than conventional ones at improving catalysts, understanding the building blocks of the universe, and choosing options from many possibilities. This World Quantum Day, learn how @ENERGY supports quantum R&D: bit.ly/3Q04tpa

It's still rocket science, but now it’s a little easier to understand the turbulent interactions of a 33-engine rocket thanks to computers @OLCFGOV & @Livermore_Lab. Scientists @GeorgiaTech used Frontier & El Capitan to run record-breaking simulations: cc.gatech.edu/news/record-br…

The dark side of the moon – the area that isn’t visible from Earth - provides a uniquely quiet place to tune into radio waves from the early universe. LuSEE-Night, built @BrookhavenLab, is a moon-based telescope created to study those waves: bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

What does the inside of a cloud look like? Researchers @BrookhavenLab found that droplets at the tops of clouds are different from those in the interior. A new remote-sensing instrument allows them to observe cloud structures at the scale of a centimeter: bnl.gov/newsroom/news.…

Excited to share that we’re launching a new newsletter! The first edition is coming soon, with updates on the Genesis Mission, breakthroughs at our National Labs, opportunities to collaborate with @ENERGY, and more. Be sure to sign up here: public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOE…

As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. With help from @ORNL, LanzaTech is transforming industrial emissions into valuable chemicals. The technology built on long-standing research on the genomics of microbes: energy.gov/science/articl…

“The Genesis Mission has caught the imagination of our scientific and engineering communities to tackle national challenges in the age of AI." - @ScienceUnderSec Darío Gil @ENERGY is providing $293 M for projects to support this mission: energy.gov/articles/energ…

Severe weather can pose major threats to energy & other critical infrastructure. The Biological and Environmental Research program @ENERGY's Office of Science is accepting applications for research centers that focus on regional studies of weather hazards: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOE…

.@ENERGY has awarded a new contract to manage and operate Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (@JLab_News), an Office of Science National Lab. The team is SURATech, which will lead the lab's evolution into the future: energy.gov/science/articl…

Physicists use accelerators to smash particles together and study the building blocks of the universe; they're also useful in medicine and industry. Building on decades of research, scientists @Fermilab are developing compact, portable accelerators: energy.gov/science/articl…