Sandia National Labs researchers have created a new dataset on the rates and types of rooftop photovoltaic connector failures and published the first large-scale investigation of harvested PV connectors, drawing from a dataset of 6276 connectors from residential rooftop solar systems across the United States.
Toyota and Lexus have launched one of the year’s biggest recalls, affecting over a million vehicles from 2023–2026 due to a parking assist camera issue.
Rice University researchers have discovered that light can induce a physical shift in the atomic lattice of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a class of atom-thin semiconductors. This tunable effect, observed in a Janus-type TMD, opens the door to technologies that use light instead of electricity, enabling faster, cooler computer chips, ultrasensitive sensors, and flexible optoelectronic […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has renewed funding for Q-NEXT, a National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Argonne National Laboratory with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, for another five years. Backed by $125 million—$25 million in fiscal year 2026 and future funding subject to congressional approval—this investment ensures Q-NEXT will continue driving advancements […]
Over the next decade, large amounts of aluminum auto body scrap will enter salvage systems, but its impurities have traditionally limited reuse in critical automotive parts. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have addressed this challenge by developing RidgeAlloy, an innovative aluminum alloy that transforms low-value scrap into high-quality material […]
