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Scientists put the 'solve' in 'solvent' for lithium-sulfur battery challenge

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientists have discovered how a certain class of electrolyte material can reduce the frequency of polysulfide shuttling, potentially paving the way for more effective lithium-sulfur batteries.

Shedding new light on the charging of lithium-ion batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a photo-excitation process that speeds up the charging of lithium-ion batteries. If commercialized, such technology could be a game changer for electric vehicles.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Argonne and partners take home nine R&D 100 Awards in 2019

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Research teams at Argonne National Laboratory have won nine R&D 100 awards, three more are named finalists.

Transforming nuclear research through industry collaboration led by Argonne

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne nuclear scientists and engineers are collaborating with private partners in cutting-edge initiatives that will have meaningful impact.

Argonne lends a hand toward climate and weather understanding

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility, supported by the DOE Office of Science, has been providing researchers the data to understand the complex global climate picture for 27 years. The first ARM facility, the Southern Great Plains (SGP) site, was opened in 1992, and is operated by Argonne. Today, there are 6 stationary and mobile ARM facilities located or transported globally and managed and operated by 9 DOE National Laboratories.

Argonne's Demo Day provides opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase new innovations

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory's Chain Reaction Innovations showcased their second cohort at Demo Day 2019 along with participants from the other two US Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office laboratory-embedded entrepreneurship programs.

Excavating quantum information buried in noise

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers developed two new methods to assess and remove error in how scientists measure quantum systems. By reducing quantum 'noise' -- uncertainty inherent to quantum processes -- these new methods improve accuracy and precision.

Argonne's Velociprobe takes rapid steps forward

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Just over a year after it was commissioned, the Velociprobe -- an X-ray microscope at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory -- continues to set new records as it illuminates materials ranging from integrated circuits to batteries.

Rethinking the science of plastic recycling

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A multi-institutional collaboration reports a catalytic method for selectively converting discarded plastics into higher quality products. The team included Argonne National Laboratory, Ames Laboratory, Northwestern University and three other universities.

Journal: ACS Central Science
Funder: United States Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences

Argonne multidisciplinary team develops probe for battery research: Strength in numbers

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An Argonne team has developed a powerful technique for probing in three dimensions the nanostructure for cathode materials of next-generation batteries. Such batteries could one day revolutionize energy storage for both transportation and the electric grid.

Journal: Nature Materials
Funder: Exascale Computing Project, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE/US Department of Energy