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Quantum repeaters and their role in information technology

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

What are quantum repeaters, and how do they work? This explainer lays what these devices do, their role in entanglement swapping, and how the Q-NEXT quantum center is advancing the technology.

Argonne researchers awarded joint projects in advanced computing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne scientists were awarded Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing projects in nuclear and high energy physics, and Earth system model development. They will partner with DOE national labs to connect experts and high performance computers.

Have you heard of cloud computing? Argonne’s Ian Foster helped lay its groundwork

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne computer scientist Ian Foster is considered the father of cloud computing. His impact on grid computing and computer science is recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with the 2023 IEEE Internet Award.

Aurora and the upgraded Advanced Photon Source to power discovery at Argonne

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne is creating a supermerger between its new Aurora supercomputer and upgraded Advanced Photon Source. The combined data collection and computing power will enable ultrafast data analysis, advance discovery time and unlock new science.

Argonne researchers awarded $3.8 million to study clean energy

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne chemist Karen Mulfort and her research team were awarded $3.8 million across three years to study clean energy.

Argonne helping to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Argonne, along with five other national laboratories and 15 companies, has signed a pledge to double the energy efficiency of microelectronics every two years for 10 generations.

Chicago Pile 1: A bold nuclear physics experiment with enduring impact

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile 1 experiment in 1942 launched an atomic age, an unrivaled national laboratory system, fleets of submarines, cancer treatments and the unending promise of clean nuclear energy. Argonne National Laboratory builds on its legacy.

Nuclear popcorn: Heavy nucleus changes shapes at different energies

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research collaboration between Argonne and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill produced a paper that examines how the nucleus of nickel-64 reacts when exposed to energy.

Journal: Physical Review C

Can solar power provide more than clean energy?

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Scientists from Argonne will study the soil around ground-mounted solar panels and develop a national soil database to better understand ecosystem impacts at renewable energy sites.

Adapting language models to track virus variants

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Groundbreaking research by Argonne National Laboratory finds new method to quickly identify COVID-19 virus variants. Their work wins the Gordon Bell Special Prize.

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