
An international team led by Gaute Hagen of the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø used America’s most powerful supercomputer, Titan, to compute the neutron distribution and related observables of calcium-48
Engines, laptops and power plants generate waste heat. Thermoelectric materials, which convert temperature gradients to electricity and vice versa, can recover some of that heat and improve energy efficiency.
Quasiparticles—excitations that behave collectively like particles—are central to energy applications but can be difficult to detect.
A catalyst being developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø could overcome one of the key obstacles still preventing automobile engines from running more cleanly and efficiently.