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24-Apr-2018

Cracking the catalytic code

In a variety of research programs, Argonne experts are finding ways to make cheaper and more efficient the manufacture of products derived from shale gas deposits and identifying new routes to higher-performance.

23-Apr-2018

Going with the hypersonic flow

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researcher Alan Kastengren is using X-rays to delve deeply into complexity challenges related to supersonic combustion in hypersonic vehicles, one of the most complex flow problems in science. Working through Argonne's Advanced Photon Source and National Security Programs, he is helping clients like the Air Force Research Laboratory improve performance of the scramjet combustors that power hypersonic jets.

19-Apr-2018

Muons spin tales of undiscovered particles

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

US Department of Energy (DOE) scientists are collaborating to test a magnetic property of the muon. The experiment could point to the existence of physics beyond our current understanding, including undiscovered particles.

18-Apr-2018

Argonne selects innovators from across nation to grow startups

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne announces second cohort of Chain Reaction Innovations.

Funder: US Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office

17-Apr-2018

Battery's hidden layer revealed

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team led by Argonne National Laboratory makes breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of the microscopically thin layer that forms between the liquid electrolyte and solid electrode in lithium-ion batteries. The results are being used in improving the layer and better predicting battery lifetime.

Journal: Nature Catalysis
Funder: United States Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Office of Science, BMW Technology Corporation

16-Apr-2018

Through thick and thin

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers solve a decades-old question: Is particle ordering responsible for the thickening of some industrial products when stirred rapidly? The answer brings us one step closer to solving complex industrial production problems.

13-Apr-2018

Argonne's next top model

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Designing and manufacturing a new part or product, such as a car engine or wind turbine, can be time-consuming and costly. To combat limitations on these processes, scientists and engineers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are using cutting-edge machine learning techniques to help organizations reduce design time from months to days and slash development costs.

12-Apr-2018

The race for young scientific minds

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne partners with CNH Industrial to test the competitive nature of budding engineers as they design, build and race their own electric cars.

11-Apr-2018

Sending electrons on a roller-coaster ride

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A first-of-its-kind X-ray instrument for frontier research with high-brightness X-rays is now in operation at Argonne National Laboratory. The new device uses a unique superconducting technology that speeds electrons on a path much like that of a roller coaster.

6-Apr-2018

Mirror, mirror

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The mirror-like physics of the superconductor-insulator transition operates exactly as expected. Scientists know this to be true following the observation of a remarkable phenomenon, the existence of which was predicted three decades ago but that had eluded experimental detection until now. The observation confirms that two fundamental quantum states, superconductivity and superinsulation, both arise in mirror-like images of each other.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, DOE/US Department of Energy, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ministry of Education, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, National Science Foundation, Culture