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Chicago Public School students go beyond coding and explore artificial intelligence with Argonne

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory's Educational Programs and Outreach department hosted Computer Science for All -- Coding and Beyond, in December as a part of the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago initiative.

Argonne and UChicago scientists take important step in developing national quantum internet

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Real-world experiment in Chicago suburbs achieves quantum entanglement across 52-mile fiber network

Utility player: How hydropower can help get more wind and solar on the grid

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researcher Audun Botterud co-authored a recent paper from the International Energy Agency on hydropower's potential for integrating other renewables on the grid.

Argonne leads award-winning collaboration with Kairos Power

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne scientists won a 2019 R&D 100 award for collaborating with Kairos Power to create software that simulates entire nuclear power plants.

New Argonne etching technique could advance the way semiconductor devices are made

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers uncover a technique known as molecular layer etching which aid in building intricate 3D nanostructures for semiconductor devices and other microelectronics.

Journal: Chemistry of Materials

DUNE collaboration finalizes the blueprint for the ultimate neutrino detector

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

The publication of the Technical Design Report is a major milestone for the construction of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, an international mega-science project hosted by Fermilab. It lays out in great detail the scientific goals as well as the technical components of the gigantic particle detectors of the experiment.

Argonne engineers streamline jet engine design

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists are combining one-of-a-kind x-ray experiments with novel computer simulations to help engineers at aerospace and defense companies save time and money.

Paul K. Kearns named 2020 FLC Laboratory Director of the Year

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne National Laboratory Director Paul Kearns awarded Laboratory Director of the Year by The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC).

Argonne and Washington University scientists unravel mystery of photosynthesis

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists solved a critical part of the mystery of photosynthesis, focusing on the initial, ultrafast events through which photosynthetic proteins capture light and use it to initiate a series of electron transfer reactions.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Finding the source of chemical reactions

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a collaborative project with MIT and other universities, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have experimentally detected the fleeting transition state that occurs at the origin of a chemical reaction.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences