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Potent bacteria

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A special strain of soil bacteria has the paradoxical ability to produce highly toxic compounds to protect itself from other organisms without harming itself.

Newly launched TRACER center offers enhanced dating and tracer capabilities

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held August 17 to formally open the Argonne TRACER Center (Trace Radioisotope Analysis Center) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. The TRACER Center provides a new, permanent home for the nation's only laser-based krypton atom-counting machine.

Argonne chemist receives gold medal from The Combustion Institute

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne chemist Stephen Klippenstein has received a gold medal from The Combustion Institute, one of the highest honors given in the field of combustion chemistry.

Teaching the programmers of tomorrow

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The CodeGirls @ Argonne camp is designed to immerse young girls in computer science before they enter high school and introduce them to potential career paths in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Researchers from across the laboratory help the camp bring computer science to a population that's often underrepresented in the field.

Four Argonne transportation and fuel experts collect Dept. of Energy honors

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Four researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have earned Distinguished Achievement awards for helping to reimagine transportation, sustainability and mobility.

Funder: Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office

Can solar energy save the bees?

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

In response to the population decline of pollinating insects, such as wild bees and monarch butterflies, Argonne researchers are investigating ways to use 'pollinator-friendly solar power.'

Argonne among 10 recipients of competitive grant for ultrafast science

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Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne has been awarded US Department of Energy funds to probe materials and chemical processes on time scales of a quadrillionth of a second or less.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences

The quest for longer-lasting solar cells

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

An Argonne researcher is collaborating with a user of the laboratory's Center for Nanoscale Materials to study what makes silicon solar cells degrade. The answers may help lead to more durable solar cells and more affordable solar power.

Tin type

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers find that tin is a silicon-friendly alternative for production of solid-state memory components.

Pictures of success in 3D printing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The better we understand additive manufacturing -- or 3D printing, the more likely it may revolutionize manufacturing. A recent Argonne paper spots possible ways to reduce powder 'spattering,' which can result in defects. This new information could help businesses in many industries.