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Los Alamos charts a new path on AI research with Venado launch
Staff at the New Mexico laboratory took Nextgov/FCW inside their newest supercomputer installation and its potential to support artificial intelligence applications for both public and classified research.
Senators seek to advance AI capabilities at national labs
Proposed legislation looks to give the U.S. national laboratories a strong artificial intelligence infrastructure while acknowledging associated risks.
Oak Ridge public-private partnership looks to advance quantum tech for the power grid
The partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and utility provider EPB aims to find ways that quantum technologies can enhance energy resilience.
WH budget shifts R&D focus to quantum, AI
The president's proposed budget seeks to double current U.S. investments in AI and quantum computing, but the administration has also been criticized for seeking drastic cuts in other research areas.
Sandia supercharges the honeypot
Tech from Sandia National Lab spies on would-be cyber adversaries in real time.
National Labs bring emerging tech to bear on grid security
Researchers are at work on advanced solutions to help protect vulnerable networks across the energy industry.
DOE names Diachin to exascale project
The Department of Energy tapped a supercomputing veteran to help run its nascent Exascale Computing Program.
DOE announces new funding for quantum research
The Energy Department opened a multimillion dollar funding pool for its national lab experts to further explore quantum computing.
DOE commits to more exascale
The Energy Department will potentially commit almost $2 billion to build two more exascale computers.
DOE plans cyber office, supercomputing expansion
The Energy Department budget would support a new infrastructure cybersecurity office and high-capacity computing efforts.
National Lab offers tech test drives to business
The Pacific Northwest National Lab is offering short-term licensing agreement that companies can use to take tech out for a spin to see if they like it.
FAA bans drone flights over nuclear research facilities
The FAA will ban drone flights over seven nuclear energy and research facilities operated by the Department of Energy at the end of the year.
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Mapping destruction after Harvey and Irma
Analysis of high resolution satellite images yielded data that supported recovery efforts after Harvey and Irma.
Drones and weather balloons team up in Arctic tests
A national laboratory paired drones and weather balloons to try to improve Arctic weather data collection.
Energy Department releases code to count bats in the dark
Pacific Northwest Laboratory researchers are making the thermal imaging software available to energy companies to help with offshore wind turbine siting.
Oak Ridge licenses its quantum encryption method
A commercial firm hopes to use the technique to help the energy sector protect power-grid data from cyberattacks.
DOE-developed network monitoring tech licensed for commercial use
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's software solution that listens for suspicious network packets will be sold by Atlanta-based zSofTech Solutions.
U.S. commits $250M to spur supercomputing speeds
The Energy Department has committed over $250 million in research and development funding to six computer makers for the next-generation supercomputer, as China eclipses the U.S. in computing speed.
Old films of nuke tests offer new data today
Digitized Cold War-era films of atmospheric nuclear tests are helping recalibrate data for modern analytics.
Oak Ridge director to step down
The longtime director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will leave this summer to take an executive position at the firm that helps run the lab.
