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The U.S. Department of Energy just funded four game-changing projects that will teach lab robots to learn, improve themselves, and share knowledge across research facilities. These smart machines could revolutionize how we make scientific discoveries.
Four national laboratories just got funding to build robot scientists that can run experiments, learn from mistakes, and share their skills across research facilities. The goal is to speed up scientific discoveries by letting machines handle the repetitive work while humans focus on the breakthroughs.
The Department of Energy is investing $215 million to transform quantum computers from lab experiments into powerful scientific tools by 2028. This competition could put the U.S. at the forefront of technology that solves complex problems millions of times faster than today's computers.
The Department of Energy just launched a $12 million program to revolutionize solar panels built for space, where American innovation has led the world since 1958. These aren't your rooftop panels—they need to survive extreme radiation and last over a decade in orbit.
NYU faculty won three major projects in a fiercely competitive federal program that's using AI to supercharge how fast scientists can make breakthroughs. Out of 5,000 applications nationwide, only 278 were chosen.
Two University of Hawaii teams just landed major federal funding to use artificial intelligence for breakthrough discoveries in energy security and particle physics. They're among 168 universities nationwide racing to solve some of science's biggest mysteries.
Two Ohio State research teams are joining a massive federal effort to double America's scientific productivity using artificial intelligence. The Genesis Mission brings together top scientists to tackle challenges from clean energy to national security.
MIT researchers are joining a major national effort to revolutionize scientific discovery using artificial intelligence. The Department of Energy selected 15 MIT projects for its Genesis Mission, which combines AI with supercomputing to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, medicine, and national security.
A U.S. particle physics lab just scored major federal funding to supercharge scientific discovery using artificial intelligence. The breakthrough could make world-class research faster, cheaper, and more reliable than ever before.
Six new entrepreneurs just joined a Department of Energy program that turns risky energy startups into thriving companies at a 92% success rate. Since 2015, the program has launched over 200 startups that raised $6 billion and created nearly 4,000 jobs.
The Department of Energy just announced $17.5 billion in loans to jumpstart a new era of American nuclear power. The program could cut construction time by three years and help build 10 large reactors by 2030.
Scientists can now ask complex research questions and get answers in hours instead of months, thanks to a new national AI system powered by Fermilab's massive data platform. The Genesis Mission could revolutionize everything from battery design to fusion energy research.