The Department of Energy wants to lend its world-class artificial intelligence technology for private sector biomedical and public health research to develop better treatments for brain diseases and disorders. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Weill Family Foundation founder Sandy Weill signed a memorandum of understanding this week establishing a public-private partnership seeking supercomputing breakthroughs addressing neurological disorders like traumatic brain injuries. Research could range from better understanding brain function to finding new ways to treat, prevent and repair damage done by brain diseases. "By signing this MOU, we're collaborating at the critical nexus of leading-edge technology, our own national labs, world class capabilities at [University of California, San Francisco] -- the research excellence and health care expertise that's there," Perry said. "I know [University of California, Berkeley is going to be involved with this as well, and there's just this vast potential of philanthropy from the private sector."