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National labs dominate the top ranks, demonstrating the staying power of consistent government investment in R&D. All of the top 10 organizations since 2010 are federally-backed entities. 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Data flow concept. Querying, analysing, visualizing complex information. Neural network for artificial intelligence. Data mining. Business analytics." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>In this week in AI research, OpenAI’s latest models impress in some STEM related tasks, especially in coding. Math is another strong point. In addition, Salesforce is making good on its promise to base its company on AI “agents” – autonomous entities handling customer service and scheduling. 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In the everyday world, friction is…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Argonne scientists probe structure of molten plutonium oxide at extreme temperatures"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">September 6, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/argonne-scientists-probe-structure-of-molten-plutonium-oxide-at-extreme-temperatures/">Argonne scientists probe structure of molten plutonium oxide at extreme temperatures</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/argonne-scientists-probe-structure-of-molten-plutonium-oxide-at-extreme-temperatures/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nuclear_fuel-368x300.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-73143" alt="Argonne nuclear research" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The 2011 Fukushima disaster sent shockwaves through the nuclear industry, sparking a global quest for safer reactor designs. At Argonne National Laboratory, scientists are tackling this challenge head-on by exploring the extreme behavior of nuclear fuels at unimaginable temperatures. Researchers at Argonne successfully measured and analyzed the structure of molten plutonium oxide (PuO2) at temperatures…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Terahertz vortex combs offer a new twist on light for faster communications"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/dmiyares/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">R&D Editors</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">September 4, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/terahertz-metasurfaces-oam-combs-wireless-communication/">Terahertz vortex combs offer a new twist on light for faster communications</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/terahertz-metasurfaces-oam-combs-wireless-communication/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/polarization-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-73106" alt="Schematic diagram illustrating the generation of double-polarized terahertz vortex combs with mode and polarization multiplexing, designed by researchers at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, CAS" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Researchers from Peking University and the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology have developed a novel method to generate multiple vortex beams of light simultaneously, potentially benefitting terahertz communication devices. The research, published in the journal Light: Advanced Manufacturing, introduces a new approach using metasurfaces to create “orbital angular momentum (OAM) combs” in the…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="‘Slinky’ nanocrystals change color, potentially boosting microelectronics and cell research"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">R&D World Editorial</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 19, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/nanoscale-optical-thermometry-insei-nanothermometers/">‘Slinky’ nanocrystals change color, potentially boosting microelectronics and cell research</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/nanoscale-optical-thermometry-insei-nanothermometers/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_5665-copy-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72966" alt="UC Irvine postdoctoral scholar Dmitri Cordova examines a sample of the crystal used by Professor Maxx Arguilla's lab to develop innovative nano-scale thermometers. (Photo credit: Lucas Van Wyk Joel)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>A new class of nanoscale materials that act like microscopic mood rings, changing color with temperature, could help measure temperature at the tiniest scales, with potential applications in electronics, biology, and beyond. Published in Advanced Materials, this research from scientists at the University of California, Irvine involves a one-dimensional nanoscale material known as indium selenium…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Sandia Labs wants you to meet the “mother of all motion sensors”"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">R&D World Editorial</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 16, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/quantum-sensing-miniaturization-breakthrough/">Sandia Labs wants you to meet the “mother of all motion sensors”</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/quantum-sensing-miniaturization-breakthrough/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CFA0363la-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72945" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Peel apart a smartphone, fitness tracker, or virtual reality headset, and you’ll find a tiny motion sensor tracking its position and movement. Similar larger, more expensive versions exist that are about as big as a grapefruit and a thousand times more accurate. These devices aid GPS-assisted navigation in ships, airplanes, and other vehicles. Now imagine…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="R&D World announces 2024 R&D 100 Professional Award Winners"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 7, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/rd-100-professional-awards-2024-winners/">R&D World announces 2024 R&D 100 Professional Award Winners</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/rd-100-professional-awards-2024-winners/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/professional-logos-2024-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72886" alt="2024 R&D Professional Awards" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>R&D World has announced the winners of the 2024 R&D 100 Professional Awards. The honorees were selected by a panel of 56 prestigious industry experts from around the globe. The list of 2024 winners follows, along with highlights from their nomination letters. These winners will be formally awarded at the R&D 100 Awards Banquet at…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Separate research groups push fusion plasma performance to new levels"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 1, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/separate-research-groups-push-fusion-plasma-performance-to-new-levels/">Separate research groups push fusion plasma performance to new levels</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/separate-research-groups-push-fusion-plasma-performance-to-new-levels/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AdobeStock_736057745-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72858" alt="tokamak fusion reactor in geometric minimalism style." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Two teams of scientists have announced a breakthrough in fusion energy research, demonstrating for the first time the ability to simultaneously achieve high plasma density and confinement in a tokamak reactor. Derived from a Russian acronym, a tokamak is a donut-shaped experimental device that uses magnetic fields to make use of the energy of nuclear…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Scientists use neural network to engineer atomic-scale quantum emitter in 2D material"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 1, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/quantum-defect-discovery-ws2/">Scientists use neural network to engineer atomic-scale quantum emitter in 2D material</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/quantum-defect-discovery-ws2/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/funnel_diagram-368x300.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72854" alt="funnel diagram" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Scientists have engineered a promising new quantum defect using computational modeling. Published in Nature Communications, the research highlights how cobalt, a common metal, could be key to building future quantum computers. The team began by simulating more than 700 potential defects in tungsten disulfide (WS2), a material with desirable electronic properties. To sift through this…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="New X-ray beam monitoring technology unveiled"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">R&D World Editorial</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 23, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/x-ray-beam-monitoring-technology-clearxcam/">New X-ray beam monitoring technology unveiled</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/x-ray-beam-monitoring-technology-clearxcam/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Advent-Diamond-Unveils-ClearXCam-2304-Redefining-X-ray-Beam-Monitoring2.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72729" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Advent Diamond, a diamond semiconductor technology, has announced the release of the ClearXCam 2304, a novel X-ray beam monitoring technology. Traditionally, diamond has been employed for X-ray beam monitoring with four-quadrant monitors. The new ClearXCam 2304, however, delivers 2304-pixel images of X-ray beams in real-time, thanks to video-rate imaging. According to Advent Diamond, the new…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Korean researchers reveal pair of breakthroughs: Vibration-amplifying metamaterials and room-temperature 2-D skyrmions"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 25, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/korean-researchers-reveal-pair-of-breakthroughs-vibration-amplifying-metamaterials-and-room-temperature-2-d-skyrmions/">Korean researchers reveal pair of breakthroughs: Vibration-amplifying metamaterials and room-temperature 2-D skyrmions</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/korean-researchers-reveal-pair-of-breakthroughs-vibration-amplifying-metamaterials-and-room-temperature-2-d-skyrmions/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/사진1_2차원_스커미온_생성_및_전기적_제어_모식도-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72585" alt="Schematic diagram of 2D skyrmion generation and electrical control." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Picture this: You’re walking down a busy city street. With each step, the sidewalk beneath your feet captures the energy of your footfall. Nearby, a skyscraper’s windows glimmer, not just with sunlight, but with nanoscale generators converting wind vibrations into electricity. Meanwhile, the roads, covered in piezoelectric crystals, translate vibrations from passing vehicles into electricity.…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Physics-Informed, Active Learning–Driven Autonomous Microscopy for Science Discovery is the R&D 100 winner of the day"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/hhall/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Heather Hall</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 25, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/physics-informed-active-learning-driven-autonomous-microscopy-for-science-discovery-is-the-rd-100-winner-of-the-day/">Physics-Informed, Active Learning–Driven Autonomous Microscopy for Science Discovery is the R&D 100 winner of the day</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/physics-informed-active-learning-driven-autonomous-microscopy-for-science-discovery-is-the-rd-100-winner-of-the-day/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="209" height="200" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Product-Photo-of-Physics-Informed-Active-Learning-Driven-Autonomous-Microscopy-for-Science-Discovery2.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72580" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>There are multiple challenges to developing autonomous microscopy. It requires a balance between the workflows, development of task-specific machine-learning methods, understanding of the interplay between physics discovery and machine learning and end-to-end definition of the discovery workflows. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a physics-informed, active learning (AL)-driven autonomous microscopy, which enables active…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Phononic breakthrough paves the way for compact, high-efficiency chips and enhanced quantum computing capabilities"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 21, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/phononic-frequency-mixing-wireless-tech-breakthrough/">Phononic breakthrough paves the way for compact, high-efficiency chips and enhanced quantum computing capabilities</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/phononic-frequency-mixing-wireless-tech-breakthrough/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CS2A1490_crop-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72522" alt="In Matt Eichenfield's lab at Sandia National Laboratories, he and his team utilize various microwave frequencies to analyze a nonlinear phononic mixing device they constructed on a silicon wafer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>One of the technological hurdles limiting the future of wireless technology is the reliance on bulky, power-hungry radio frequency processors. These processors require an unwieldy blend of piezoelectric- and transistor-based components, which add bulk and sap valuable energy. But a promising study published in Nature Materials offers a potential solution in phononics, a field of study that harnesses…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="1.7M arXiv papers and counting: Open research offers a flood of data"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/bbuntz/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brian Buntz</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 20, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/1-7m-arxiv-papers-and-counting-open-research-offers-a-data-flood/">1.7M arXiv papers and counting: Open research offers a flood of data</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/1-7m-arxiv-papers-and-counting-open-research-offers-a-data-flood/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/category_network-368x300.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72557" alt="category network" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The volume of scientific research continues to explode. As a case in point, the pre-print journal arXiv has made more than 1.7 million papers available for download. The resulting file clocks in at more than 4 GB. While no human could read through that many papers — potentially in a lifetime — the large file…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Scientists claim to generate world’s strongest terahertz radiation"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">R&D World Editorial</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">June 10, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/scientists-claim-to-generate-worlds-strongest-terahertz-radiation/">Scientists claim to generate world’s strongest terahertz radiation</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/scientists-claim-to-generate-worlds-strongest-terahertz-radiation/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="259" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/terahertz-pulse-ionizing-368x259.jpeg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-72492" alt="Terahertz pulse ionizing laser" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Scientists from the Advanced Photonics Research Institute at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Korea and the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics at the University of Maryland have created the world’s strongest terahertz fields of 260 megavolts per centimeter (MV/cm) or equivalent peak intensity of 9 × 1013 watts per…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="A 32 Tesla superconducting magnet is focus of Episode 10 of R&D 100 – The Podcast"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/pheney/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Paul Heney</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 10, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/23-tesla-superconducting-magnet-episode-10-podcast/">A 32 Tesla superconducting magnet is focus of Episode 10 of R&D 100 – The Podcast</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/23-tesla-superconducting-magnet-episode-10-podcast/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rd-podcast-logo-V4-70-FINAL-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-66789" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>In this, the tenth episode of the R&D 100 Podcast, we examine the latest technology in superconducting magnets. These magnets have existed since the 1960s, but the field available has been limited by the properties of superconducting materials. So, VP, Editorial Director Paul J. Heney and Senior Editor Aimee Kalnoskas of R&D World spoke with…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Purdue thermal imaging innovation allows AI to see through pitch darkness like broad daylight"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/hhall/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Heather Hall</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 4, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/purdue-thermal-imaging-innovation-allows-ai-to-see-through-pitch-darkness-like-broad-daylight/">Purdue thermal imaging innovation allows AI to see through pitch darkness like broad daylight</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/purdue-thermal-imaging-innovation-allows-ai-to-see-through-pitch-darkness-like-broad-daylight/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="368" height="300" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unnamed-368x300.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-71078" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>From Purdue University: The patent-pending innovation sees texture and depth and perceives physical attributes of people and environments Researchers at Purdue University are advancing the world of robotics and autonomy with their patent-pending method that improves on traditional machine vision and perception. Zubin Jacob, the Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="COMSOL announces event series introducing Multiphysics Version 6.0"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/hhall/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Heather Hall</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">January 21, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/comsol-announces-event-series-introducing-version-6-0-of-comsol-multiphysics/">COMSOL announces event series introducing Multiphysics Version 6.0</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/comsol-announces-event-series-introducing-version-6-0-of-comsol-multiphysics/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="356" height="200" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed1.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-68310" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed1.jpg 356w, https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/unnamed1-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px" /></a><p>COMSOL, the maker of the COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software, has opened registration for COMSOL Day: Version 6.0, a series of online events held around the world for the computer-aided engineering (CAE) market. Starting on January 27, there will be four events to introduce COMSOL Multiphysics version 6.0 to a global, multiphysics simulation community of innovators…</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Look who’s turning 25: Z machine celebrates its colorful history at Sandia"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/author/hhall/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Heather Hall</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">September 3, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/look-whos-turning-25-z-machine-celebrates-its-colorful-history-at-sandia/">Look who’s turning 25: Z machine celebrates its colorful history at Sandia</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.rdworldonline.com/look-whos-turning-25-z-machine-celebrates-its-colorful-history-at-sandia/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="303" height="200" src="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ZMachine2.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-67479" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ZMachine2.jpg 303w, https://www.rdworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ZMachine2-300x198.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px" /></a><p>From Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories is celebrating 25 years of research conducted at its Z Pulsed Power Facility — a gymnasium-sized accelerator commonly referred to as Z or the Z machine. 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