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Artificial intelligence can make the US electric grid smarter

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

With the assistance of artificial intelligence, researchers at Argonne are developing new ways to extract insights about the electric grid from mountains of data, with the goal of ensuring reliability and efficiency. The work combines Argonne's long-standing grid expertise with its advanced computing facilities and experts.

Full circle to protect the planet: Argonne works with industry to examine circular carbon economy

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are working with industry to develop a 'circular carbon economy,' which continually recycles carbon-based products into new products and energy.

Argonne's nuclear research leads to biomedical breakthrough

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

At first glance, nuclear waste and metal hip implants seem completely unrelated. But the answers to why medical implants fail and what we can do about it may come from an unlikely source -- the nuclear fuel cycle. Researchers from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered that the same factors link the corrosion of nuclear waste forms -- the packages scientists build to secure waste for millions of years -- to corrosive conditions within the body that may cause implant failure.

On the road to efficiency

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers are transforming America's transportation and energy systems with machine learning, an iterative version of artificial intelligence.

Experiments and calculations allow examination of boron's complicated dance

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study that combines groundbreaking experimental work and theoretical calculations, researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists in Germany and Poland, have determined the nuclear geometry of two isotopes of boron. The result could help open a path to precise calculations of the structure of other nuclei that scientists could experimentally validate.

Journal: Physical Review Letters
Funder: Office of Science, DOE/US Department of Energy, Nuclear Physics

Argonne model to accelerate engine development for next-generation flight

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne's new numerical modeling tool helps researchers better understand a powerful engine that could one day propel the next generation of airplanes and rockets.

Argonne takes the guesswork out of electrospinning

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is taking the guesswork out of electrospinning by leveraging its unique suite of capabilities to build a database that correlates electrospinning machine parameters with nanofiber properties. The suite will allow companies to design materials optimized for specific applications at top speed, while also making possible real-time feedback and control on the manufacturing floor.

AI and high-performance computing extend evolution to superconductors

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study from the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, researchers used the power of artificial intelligence and high-performance supercomputers to introduce and assess the impact of different configurations of defects on the performance of a superconductor.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Office of Science

New Argonne battery design offers 'solid' advantage

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

In a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have identified a new boundary layer that emerges between a lithium metal anode and a lithium transition metal oxide (LLZO) electrolyte, potentially leading to improved battery stability.

ILSAMP Symposium showcases benefits for diverse students, STEM pipeline

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne's Education and Outreach Programs division partners with a number of organizations to advance STEM-related programs. Among them is the Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (ILSAMP) program, dedicated to helping underrepresented minority (URM) students working toward a degree in a STEM field. Argonne recently participated in ILSAMP's annual Student Research Symposium, which provides ILSAMP-funded students the opportunity to present their research, network with professional in the Illinois science community and learn more about their chosen field.