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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 21-Jun-2026 11:15 ET (21-Jun-2026 15:15 GMT/UTC)

Meet Richard Buttery, Director of the DIII-D National Fusion Facility

DOE/US Department of Energy

Meet Richard Buttery, director of DIII-D, the largest magnetic fusion device in the United States. As a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, DIII-D plays a leading role in the advancement of #fusionenergy research. This is one in a series of profiles on the directors of the SC-stewarded user facilities.

Argonne pioneers new processes to create materials for batteries, biofuels

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers have used a separations technique called capacitive deionization for battery recycling and to separate out fuels for sustainable aviation.

Estimating the economic impact of electric vehicle charging stations

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

JOBS EVSE is an online tool that allows users to quickly estimate the economic impacts associated with the development, construction and operation of electric vehicle charging stations.

Mini Semester expands diversity and opportunity of STEM internships for undergraduate students

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne hosted the Computing Across the Sciences Mini Semester in December 2021 to create new opportunities for students who are otherwise underrepresented in STEM fields by connecting them to internships.

Sliding into place: Study shows how cartilage interacts with the joints in our bodies

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The study expands the fundamental understanding of cartilage mechanics and demonstrates a valuable new research tool.

Journal: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Argonne Director Kearns receives two Purdue Distinguished Alumnus Awards

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Purdue University honored Argonne Director Paul Kearns with the John E. Christian Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Promoting energy security across Eastern Europe and Central Asia

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne experts create e-learning modules for OSCE to support energy security stakeholders across member states.

The innovative science of Argonne to aid American small businesses

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory will be participating in three new research projects with small businesses. These projects are part of $35 million in new funding from the Department of Energy to tap into the many talents within America's small businesses.

Smithsonian exhibit honors ORNL’s Amy Elliott with life-sized statue recognizing women in STEM

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Amy Elliott is one of 120 women featured in a new exhibit, IfThenSheCan, at the Smithsonian to commemorate Women's History Month. A life-size 3D printed statue of Elliott, a manufacturing scientist, is now on display in the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C., through March 27.

Funder: Office of Science, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office

Women’s History Month: Argonne leaders reflect on how mentors, education and advice helped to change their career trajectories

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne leaders mark Women’s History Month by reflecting on how the glass ceiling began to crack and they helped to boost each other up in the national lab system.