HOUSTON, July 22 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release:

DOE-funded collaboration combines artificial intelligence, advanced physics and engineering to accelerate the design of nuclear fission and fusion energy technologies

By J.J. Adams - 713-743-8960

The University of Houston has been selected by the US. Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a nearly $750,000 collaborative research project that will harness AI to accelerate the design of next-generation nuclear and fusion energy systems.

Funded through the DOE's Genesis Mission, the project brings together researchers from UH, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the University of Pennsylvania to develop AI-powered engineering tools capable of dramatically...