LSU Energy News

The study found that CsPbBr₃ responds effectively to visible, UV, and high-energy photons, making it well suited for wide-range light and radiation detection. These properties support its use in advanced sensing applications, including nuclear power plant monitoring, nuclear waste storage, and long-term radiation safety systems.

LSU's mission has always been rooted in service to Louisiana, and 2025 offered countless examples of that commitment in action. Across the state, researchers and experts worked alongside communities and industries to solve problems that matter.

LSU researchers are measuring the amount of methane that bagasse emits, an effort that could help determine the best use of the sugar cane processing byproduct.

To meet growing energy needs, the United States plans to triple its nuclear capacity by 2050. Meanwhile, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are investing in small nuclear reactor technology to help meet the enormous energy needs of AI data centers. More than 30 companies have announced plans for advanced reactors, which are evolutions of those that have been powering nuclear submarines for 70 years.

The LSU Energy Institute has named Tyler Gray as its inaugural director of energy innovation, a key leadership role within LSU's expanding energy research and policy enterprise. Gray's appointment marks an important step in LSU's continued move to align energy-focused units under a single institute to serve Louisiana's evolving energy economy.

An LSU chemical engineering professor has received a major federal grant to develop technology that could help solve two pressing problems at once: mountains of plastic waste and underutilized natural gas.