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An Energy Department-run national lab is piloting xAI’s Grok
02 Feb 2026 23:21 GMT
The Department of Energy is piloting Grok, the generative AI tool from Elon Musk’s xAI, within its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, according to the agency’s AI use case inventory. The pilot began at the end of June 2025 and has been used to find …
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Grid-connected wave power approaches US shores, and it could be a game-changer
02 Feb 2026 22:08 GMT
… the shores of the continental U.S. this year, converting the … with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and the state of … the DOE.
Industry hurdles
But despite the country’s vast … wave energy deployments in the U.S.,” Braverman said.
Gaining traction …
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Purdue graduates help lead nuclear energy’s resurgence
02 Feb 2026 23:55 GMT
… Ryan Hogg is now a U.S. Navy pilot. He traced … his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, he came … nuclear engineering through the university’s SCALE research program. She … power mix.
With the U.S. Department of Energy projecting that the nuclear …
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Evening Briefing: Bullying in N.Y. schools on the rise, report says, new virtual queue system now in use at Monroe County DMVs and U of R laser lab receiving $111M in funding
02 Feb 2026 22:59 GMT
… the state Education Department’s School Safety and Educational … fared in 2025. The U.S. weathered a new administration, … shutdown.
3. U of R's Laboratory for Laser … $111 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. …
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Rochester’s laser lab secures $111M in federal funding
02 Feb 2026 21:36 GMT
… — The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics is … awarded $111 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. … it specialize in?
What’s it for?
The lab … of green energy that’s way more powerful than …
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DOE Project Targets Energy-Intensive Biomass Drying
02 Feb 2026 20:16 GMT
… research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) focused on reducing the energy … current drying methods limits biomass’s competitiveness as a clean energy … moves through plant materials.
Khoda’s research group, PRocess Optimization, Design …
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US District Court new suits filed during the week of January 26, 2026
02 Feb 2026 22:15 GMT
US DISTRICT COURT
CIVIL … G. Lemon; Defendant: John Doe; Defendant: City of Toledo, … William J. Cunningham; Respondent: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, … DefendantRespondent: Dennis Sullivan; Respondent: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, represented …
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DOE Seeks ‘Rapid Mobilization’ to Train Army of Scientists and Engineers for Genesis Mission
02 Feb 2026 20:04 GMT
… Darío Gil, will leverage the Department of Energy’s 17 National Laboratories as well … , Under Secretary for Science, DOE (Credit: DOE)
The January 16 RFI states … quantum supercomputing and integration.
“This U.S.-Japanese collaboration with industry is …
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U.S. power grid holds up in cold; warning issued
02 Feb 2026 14:22 GMT
… powering much of the U.S. through a harsh stretch … eastern half of the U.S. entered the ninth consecutive … John Moura, the organization’s director of reliability assessment … the winter storm, the U.S. Department of Energy directed electricity generators in …
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PNNL’s Rebecca O’Neil Testifies Before Congress on Energy Infrastructure Security
02 Feb 2026 18:35 GMT
… experts to discuss strengthening the U.S. energy grid enhanced information-sharing … Together (ASSET) program, supporting the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security … CESER, O’Neil’s team helped all 56 U.S. states and territories …