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Newswise: Argonne Hosts See Yourself in Steam Event for Students From Groups Underrepresented in Stem
Released: 21-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Argonne Hosts See Yourself in Steam Event for Students From Groups Underrepresented in Stem
Argonne National Laboratory

Students from groups underrepresented in STEM discover world-class science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics at Argonne through See Yourself in STEAM event.

Newswise: Argonne’s Ilke Arslan Named Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Released: 21-Mar-2024 10:15 AM EDT
Argonne’s Ilke Arslan Named Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Argonne National Laboratory

Ilke Arslan, the director of Argonne’s Center for Nanoscale Materials, has been inducted as a fellow of the Microscopy Society of America.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Strengthening the Grid’s ​‘Backbone’ with Hydropower
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s recent research points to hydropower’s great potential to complement the variability of wind and solar power — and ultimately serve as the backbone for a clean grid.

Newswise: New Features Available on the National Virtual Climate Laboratory Portal
Released: 19-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New Features Available on the National Virtual Climate Laboratory Portal
Argonne National Laboratory

The National Virtual Climate Laboratory is a comprehensive web portal for climate science projects. It has new website features for students, faculty and researchers including career opportunities, a news section featuring climate and student news, and a calendar of workshops and events.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Argonne’s new dual-armed telerobotic system for hazardous waste clean-up successfully demonstrated; has potential for other applications
Argonne National Laboratory

Demonstration of Argonne’s dual-armed telerobotic system for hazardous waste clean-up advances revolutionary technology.

Newswise: What does your success look like? Argonne women leaders share how they chose that fork in the road
Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
What does your success look like? Argonne women leaders share how they chose that fork in the road
Argonne National Laboratory

As the nation celebrates Women’s History Month during March, some women leaders at Argonne share their passions and pitfalls as well as mentors and advice that changed their career trajectories.

Newswise: Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Argonne National Laboratory

Twenty-eight volunteers from Argonne visited Chicago area schools for Hour of Code and talked to more than 2,000 students.

   
Newswise: Scientists use novel technique to create new energy-efficient microelectronic device
Released: 13-Mar-2024 3:25 PM EDT
Scientists use novel technique to create new energy-efficient microelectronic device
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have created a new material that uses “redox gating” to control the movement of electrons in and out of a semiconducting material.

Newswise: Giving particle detectors a boost
Released: 11-Mar-2024 3:45 PM EDT
Giving particle detectors a boost
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have tested the performance of a new device that boosts particle signals.

Released: 7-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST
A new approach to transportation: Pairing off-street parking with electric scooters
Argonne National Laboratory

A pilot program led by Argonne and the Civic Infrastructure Collaborative uncovers a fun and creative way to make urban transportation more environmentally friendly.

   
Released: 5-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EST
Researchers provide unprecedented view into aerosol formation in Earth’s lower atmosphere
Argonne National Laboratory

An international team of scientists captures the first clear evidence in the field of Criegee intermediates, which help form aerosols in the atmosphere that impact air quality and human health.

Newswise: Nonproliferation, national security, nuclear energy, infrastructure resilience and climate teams from Argonne earn Secretary of Energy Honor Awards
Released: 4-Mar-2024 12:30 PM EST
Nonproliferation, national security, nuclear energy, infrastructure resilience and climate teams from Argonne earn Secretary of Energy Honor Awards
Argonne National Laboratory

Research groups from Argonne National Laboratory receive 2023 Secretary of Energy Honor Awards, considered the highest form of recognition by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Released: 4-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
Scientists shine new light on the future of nanoelectronic devices
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists develop a method for examining what happens when nanoelectronic materials switch between conducting and nonconducting phases. This may accelerate the development of neural-like circuits for use in nanoelectronic devices.

Newswise: Argonne upgrade lets data portal users ​“get NERDE” about economic resilience
Released: 1-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EST
Argonne upgrade lets data portal users ​“get NERDE” about economic resilience
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s enhanced NERDE data explorer provides community leaders with insights into local economic distress, employment and gross domestic product, local industry clusters, climate risk, and innovation to inform economic resilience planning.

Newswise: Argonne hosts 22nd annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Released: 28-Feb-2024 1:50 PM EST
Argonne hosts 22nd annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Argonne National Laboratory

Eighth-grade girls from the Chicago area attend the laboratory’s Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, designed to inspire young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

Released: 26-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Resurrecting niobium for quantum science
Argonne National Laboratory

Niobium has long been considered an underperformer in superconducting qubits. Scientists supported by Q-NEXT, a US DOE quantum center led by Argonne, have now engineered a high-quality niobium-based qubit, taking advantage of niobium’s superior qualities.

Newswise: U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research
Released: 23-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne awarded $4 million to research new materials to develop energy-efficient microchips.

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Released: 21-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Getting genetic with it
Argonne National Laboratory

Analyzing DNA is routine in health care, but some genetic samples come from wilder places. Argonne National Laboratory’s Environmental Sample Preparation and Sequencing Facility has the skills to study nature’s weirdest, rarest genetic material.

Newswise: Collegiate cyber defenders shine in CyberForce Program’s inaugural Conquer the Hill — Command Edition competition
Released: 20-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Collegiate cyber defenders shine in CyberForce Program’s inaugural Conquer the Hill — Command Edition competition
Argonne National Laboratory

More than 75 college students competed to test their skills in the fundamentals of IT and cybersecurity infrastructure in the DOE CyberForce Program’s inaugural Conquer the Hill — Command Edition competition.

Newswise: Media Tip: A new blueprint for designing high-performance batteries
Released: 20-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Media Tip: A new blueprint for designing high-performance batteries
Argonne National Laboratory

A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have discovered an intriguing ​“cooperative” behavior among components in batteries that points to an exciting new approach to designing next-generation technologies. The team found that combining two different types of anions, negatively charged ions, with cations, positively charged ions, can significantly improve the overall battery’s performance.



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