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Customizable smart window technology could improve energy efficiency of buildings

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists combined solar cell technology with a novel optimization approach to develop a smart window prototype that maximizes design across a wide range of criteria.

Journal: Cell Reports

More than 3,000 neutrino scientists gather online for Neutrino 2020

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

A dash of virtual reality helps replicate the serendipitous interactions of an in-person conference when participants are scattered across the globe.

Fermilab achieves 14.5-tesla field for accelerator magnet, setting new world record

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Fermilab scientists have broken their own world record for an accelerator magnet. In June, their demonstrator steering dipole magnet achieved a 14.5-tesla field, surpassing the field strength of their 14.1-tesla magnet, which set a record in 2019. This magnet test shows that scientists and engineers can meet the demanding requirements for the future particle collider under discussion in the particle physics community.

Argonne soil carbon research reduces uncertainty in predicting climate change impacts

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

DOE and USDA researchers use new global models to study how environmental controllers affect soil organic carbon, changes in which can alter atmospheric carbon concentrations and affect climate. Predictions could benefit industry mitigation plans.

Journal: Geoderma

Argonne to explore how digital twins may transform nuclear energy with $8 million award

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

ARPA-E's GEMINA funding will allow Argonne's nuclear scientists to partner with industry and develop tools for the advanced reactors of tomorrow.

Funder: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, DOE/US Department of Energy

New cathode coating extends lithium-ion battery life, boosts safety

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has developed a new particle-level cathode coating for lithium ion batteries meant to increase their life and safety.

Learning more about particle collisions with machine learning

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of Argonne scientists has devised a machine learning algorithm that calculates, with low computational time, how the ATLAS detector in the Large Hadron Collider would respond to the ten times more data expected with a planned upgrade in 2027.

Journal: Journal of Instrumentation

Chicago Quantum Exchange welcomes seven new partners in tech, computing and finance

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Chicago-based research hub expands to include 13 total industry leaders in tech, computing, finance.

Five thousand eyes on the skies: Scientists choreograph robots to observe distant galaxies

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

The new Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is the most advanced of its kind, with 5,000 robotic positioners that will enable scientists to gather more than 20 times more data on celestial objects than previous surveys. Fermilab researchers helped develop the software that will direct these positioners to focus on galaxies several billion light-years away and are fine-tuning the programs used before the last round of testing later this year.

DOE awards $3.15 million to Argonne to support collaborations with industry

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $33 million in funding for 82 projects aimed at advancing commercialization of promising energy technologies and strengthening partnerships between DOE's National Laboratories and private-sector companies.

Funder: United States Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions