Emerging Tech

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. 

Digital Government

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.

Cybersecurity

Sandia supercharges the honeypot

Tech from Sandia National Lab spies on would-be cyber adversaries in real time.

Modernization

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.

Modernization

DOE names Diachin to exascale project

The Department of Energy tapped a supercomputing veteran to help run its nascent Exascale Computing Program.

Modernization

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.

Modernization

DOE commits to more exascale

The Energy Department will potentially commit almost $2 billion to build two more exascale computers.

Modernization

DOE plans cyber office, supercomputing expansion

The Energy Department budget would support a new infrastructure cybersecurity office and high-capacity computing efforts.

Cybersecurity

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.

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

Mapping destruction after Harvey and Irma

Analysis of high resolution satellite images yielded data that supported recovery efforts after Harvey and Irma.

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

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.

Cybersecurity

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.

Cybersecurity

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.

Acquisition

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.

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

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.

Digital Government

How HPCs crunch rivers of water data

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has come up with a way to use its supercomputing power to speed the sprawling data analysis associated with extremely complex public works.

Acquisition

Sandia Labs management contract officially up for grabs

Multiple proposals are expected for the contract to run the Sandia National Laboratories starting in mid-2017.