News By Location
News from IL
Select a state to view local articles and features
2-Feb-2022
Researchers set record by preserving quantum states for more than 5 seconds
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
A team of researchers at Argonne and the University of Chicago, including Q-NEXT collaborators, have maintained a qubit coherence time for a record five seconds. The qubits are made from silicon carbide, widely found in lightbulbs, electric vehicles and high voltage electronics.
- Journal
- Science Advances
1-Feb-2022
Marcy Rood named ‘Clean Fuels Champion’ by Chicago Area Clean Cities
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
To promote clean cities, Marcy Rood built a network of organizations and individuals at DOE and at Argonne. She was recognized as a Clean Fuels Champion for her long-term commitment to educate and facilitate change, one fleet and one consumer at a time.
28-Jan-2022
Argonne ecologist Julie Jastrow inducted into AAAS
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne ecologist Julie Jastrow has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
27-Jan-2022
Argonne is first to offer an ultrafast electron microscope at a national user facility
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryReports and Proceedings
A newly constructed advanced microscope at Argonne uses a combination of high spatial and high time resolution to help users gain exciting new insights to nanoscale events.
27-Jan-2022
Oppenheimer Fellowship Program announces the 2022 Cohort — 4 awards to Argonne leaders
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
The Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program has announced its fifth cohort.
25-Jan-2022
New funding enables enhanced tracking of COVID variants in wastewater
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
A new grant from the Chicago Department of Public Health will help assess COVID spread through testing wastewater.
24-Jan-2022
Argonne scientists use artificial intelligence to improve airplane manufacturing
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
Argonne scientists are using AI to determine the best welding conditions for manufacturing of airplane components.
24-Jan-2022
Reshaping the world of research through remote experimentation
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Seven user facilities, including Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source, have joined forces to form the Remote Access Working Group. This group works to improve remote experimentation at these facilities, using lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
20-Jan-2022
Argonne’s Science of Cities program enables the development of more resilient, sustainable and equitable communities
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
The Laboratory is using systems science to reimagine urban planning, providing decision-makers with analyses and tools to develop the cities of the future.