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Released: 26-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Study Offers New Theoretical Approach to Describing Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions
Argonne National Laboratory

Two physicists at Argonne offered a way to mathematically describe a particular physics phenomenon called a phase transition in a system out of equilibrium. Such phenomena are central in physics, and understanding how they occur has been a long-held and vexing goal; their behavior and related effects are key to unlocking possibilities for new electronics and other next-generation technologies.

Released: 25-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Scientists Identify Chemical Causes of Battery “Capacity Fade”
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory identified one of the major culprits in capacity fade of high-energy lithium-ion batteries.

Released: 21-Apr-2017 6:15 PM EDT
New Study Reveals the Mystery Behind the Formation of Hollowed Nanoparticles During Metal Oxidation
Argonne National Laboratory

In a newly published Science paper, Argonne and Temple University researchers reveal new knowledge about the behavior of metal nanoparticles when they undergo oxidation, by integrating X-ray imaging and computer modeling and simulation. This knowledge adds to our understanding of fundamental processes like oxidation and corrosion.

Released: 14-Apr-2017 4:05 PM EDT
2017 Cyber Defense Competition Enthralls Crowd at Argonne
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s second annual Cyber Defense Competition kept spectators on the edge of their seat. New dynamics added suspense to this daylong educational event for college and high school students.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Self-Assembling Polymers Provide Thin Nanowire Template
Argonne National Laboratory

In a recent study, a team of researchers from Argonne, the University of Chicago and MIT has developed a new way to create some of the world’s thinnest wires, using a process that could enable mass manufacturing with standard types of equipment.

Released: 5-Apr-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Skyrmions Created with a Special Spiral
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne have found a way to control the creation of special textured surfaces, called skyrmions, in magnetically ordered materials.

Released: 5-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
High-Schooler Solves College-Level Security Puzzle From Argonne, Sparks Interest in Career
Argonne National Laboratory

15-year-old Jocelyn Murray and her classmates solved a series of college-level cyber puzzles. This weekend they had a front row seat to watch college-level competitors who are older and more experienced defend their networks from constant attack.

Released: 30-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Argonne Scientist and Nobel Laureate Alexei Abrikosov Dies at 88
Argonne National Laboratory

Alexei Abrikosov, an acclaimed physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory who received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconducting materials, died Wednesday, March 29. He was 88.

Released: 24-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EDT
Valerie Taylor Named Argonne National Laboratory’s Mathematics and Computer Science Division Director
Argonne National Laboratory

Computer scientist Valerie Taylor has been appointed as the next director of the Mathematics and Computer Science division at Argonne, effective July 3, 2017.

Released: 21-Mar-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Single-Angle Ptychography Allows 3D Imaging of Stressed Materials
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists have used a new X-ray diffraction technique called Bragg single-angle ptychography to get a clear picture of how planes of atoms shift and squeeze under stress.

Released: 16-Mar-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Lake Park High School Wins Argonne’s 2017 Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge
Argonne National Laboratory

In 75 steps, Lake Park High School won Argonne’s Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge. They now go on to the national competition in Columbus, Ohio.

Released: 9-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EST
High-Precision Calculations on Supercomputers Help Reveal the Physics of the Universe
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers have developed a new theoretical approach, ideally suited for high-performance computing systems, capable of making predictive calculations about particle interactions that conform almost exactly to experimental data. This new approach could give scientists a valuable tool for describing new physics and particles beyond those currently identified.

Released: 7-Mar-2017 5:05 PM EST
Argonne Invents Reusable Sponge That Soaks Up Oil, Could Revolutionize Oil Spill and Diesel Cleanup
Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists at Argonne have invented a new foam, called Oleo Sponge, that not only easily adsorbs spilled oil from water, but is also reusable and can pull dispersed oil from the entire water column—not just the surface.

Released: 2-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EST
Argonne Hosts 15th Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Argonne National Laboratory

IGED is a diversity outreach program designed to provide 8th-grade girls an opportunity to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. Students are assigned to engineer and scientist mentors who accompany the girls throughout the day's scheduled activities.

Released: 1-Mar-2017 5:05 PM EST
Scientists Discover Magnetic “Persuasion” in Neighboring Metals
Argonne National Laboratory

Summary (1-3 sentences): Certain materials can be swayed by their neighbors to become magnetic, according to a new Argonne study.

Released: 28-Feb-2017 5:05 PM EST
Researchers Coax Particles to Form Vortices Using Magnetic Fields
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne created tiny swirling vortices out of magnetic particles, providing insight into the behavior that governs such systems — which opens up new opportunities for materials and devices with new properties.

Released: 24-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST
A Road Trip to Test a Magnetic Cloak at Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory

In December, five students from Stony Brook University in New York and their research professor loaded a prototype of a magnetic cloak into an SUV and set off for Argonne National Laboratory, nearly 900 miles away.

Released: 20-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST
Breakthrough Wireless Sensing System Attracts Industry and Government Agency Interest
Argonne National Laboratory

Top experts in environmental sensing explored existing and potential applications for Waggle and other sensing technologies during a two-day workshop held at Argonne last year. From researching deforestation in the Amazon to improving air quality for manned space missions, attendees revealed unique ways to apply sensing technology to improve our understanding of Earth and human health – and a number of these applications employed Waggle.

Released: 15-Feb-2017 4:05 PM EST
Middle Schoolers Test Their Knowledge at Science Bowl Competition
Argonne National Laboratory

Ten middle school teams met at Argonne for the 27th annual Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl in February.

Released: 10-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST
New Study of Ferroelectrics Offers Roadmap to Multivalued Logic for Neuromorphic Computing
Argonne National Laboratory

Research published Wednesday in Nature Scientific Reports lays out a theoretical map to use ferroelectric material to process information using multivalued logic – a leap beyond the simple ones and zeroes that make up our current computing systems that could let us process information much more efficiently.

Released: 3-Feb-2017 2:05 PM EST
Hour of Code Sends 45 Argonne, Fermilab and UChicago Computer Scientists to Schools
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s Educational Programs Department coordinated an effort to send computer scientists from Argonne and Fermilab National Laboratory and computer science students from the University of Chicago into schools in the greater Chicago area last December for Hour of Code, a global movement that aims to get everyone, kids to adults, to try computer coding for an hour.

Released: 25-Jan-2017 1:05 PM EST
A Rising Peptide: Supercomputing Helps Scientists Come Closer to Tailoring Drug Molecules
Argonne National Laboratory

With the help of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s Mira supercomputer, scientists have successfully designed and verified stable versions of synthetic peptides, components that join together to form proteins.

Released: 23-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Kawtar Hafidi Named Director of Physics Division
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne associate chief scientist Kawtar Hafidi has been named Argonne National Laboratory's next physics division director.

Released: 16-Jan-2017 2:20 PM EST
For First Time Ever, X-Ray Imaging at Argonne Captures Material Defect Process
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new approach to detail the formation of material defects at the atomic scale and in near-real time, an important step that could assist in engineering better and stronger new materials.

Released: 16-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Flexible Ferroelectrics Bring Two Material Worlds Together
Argonne National Laboratory

Thanks to a new discovery by Argonne National Laboratory in collaboration with researchers at Northwestern University, scientists have pioneered a new class of materials with advanced functionalities that moves the idea of flexible ferroelectrics from the realm of oxymoron into reality.

Released: 13-Jan-2017 3:05 PM EST
Study of Microbes Reveals New Insight About Earth’s Geology and Carbon Cycles
Argonne National Laboratory

Tiny microbes play a big role in cycling carbon and other key elements through our air, water, soil and sediment. Researchers who study these processes at Argonne National Laboratory have discovered that these microbial communities are significantly affected by the types of carbon “food” sources available. Their findings reveal that the type of carbon source affects not only the composition and activity of natural microbial communities, but also in turn the types of mineral products that form in their environment.

Released: 12-Jan-2017 11:05 AM EST
Fast Track Control Accelerates Switching of Quantum Bits
Argonne National Laboratory

An international collaboration among physicists at the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, McGill University and the University of Konstanz recently demonstrated a new framework for faster control of a quantum bit—the basic unit of information in yet-to-be created quantum computers—in findings published online Nov. 28 in Nature Physics. Their experiments on a single electron in a diamond chip could create quantum devices less prone to errors when operated at high speeds.

Released: 4-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
Electrons “Puddle” Under High Magnetic Fields, Study Reveals
Argonne National Laboratory

In a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, researchers used extremely high magnetic fields – equivalent to those found in the center of neutron stars – to alter electronic behavior. By observing the change in the behavior of these electrons, scientists may be able to gain an enriched understanding of material behavior.

Released: 16-Dec-2016 3:05 PM EST
Energy Secretary Moniz., Senator Durbin to Announce Selected Innovators Tuesday
Argonne National Laboratory

Please join us for a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 20, in Chicago to announce Argonne National Laboratory's first cohort of entrepreneurs from our Chain Reaction Innovations program. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin are scheduled to attend and make the announcement. We hope you can join us, either in person or on the live stream.

Released: 12-Dec-2016 4:05 PM EST
Energy Cascades in Quasicrystals Trigger an Avalanche of Discovery
Argonne National Laboratory

In a new study from Argonne National Laboratory, scientists looked at networks of magnetic material patterned into the unique and quite beautiful geometries of quasicrystals to see how the nature of the non-repeating patterns lead to the emergence of unusual energetic effects.

Released: 7-Dec-2016 3:05 PM EST
Machine Learning Enables Predictive Modeling of 2-D Materials
Argonne National Laboratory

In a study published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a team of researchers led by Argonne computational scientist Subramanian Sankaranarayanan described their use of machine learning tools to create the first atomic-level model that accurately predicts the thermal properties of stanene, a 2-D material made up of a one-atom-thick sheet of tin.

Released: 2-Dec-2016 11:05 AM EST
Cooling Technique Helps Researchers “Target” a Major Component for a New Collider
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne have recently developed a new ultra-low-friction sliding contact mechanism that uses chilled water to remove heat from a key component of a next-generation collider.

Released: 28-Nov-2016 6:05 PM EST
Komodo Dragons Help Researchers Understand Microbial Health in Captive Animals
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the University of California San Diego, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the University of Chicago and Argonne are the first to identify similarities in the way in which Komodo dragons and humans and their pets share microbes within closed environments.

Released: 21-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EST
Argonne Researchers Study How Reflectivity of Biofuel Crops Impacts Climate
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted a detailed study of the albedo (reflectivity) effects of converting land to grow biofuel crops. Based on changes in albedo alone, their findings reveal that greenhouse gas emissions in land use change scenarios represent a net warming effect for ethanol made from miscanthus grass and switchgrass, but a net cooling effect for ethanol made from corn.

Released: 17-Nov-2016 1:05 PM EST
Hill Named a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society
Argonne National Laboratory

Bob Hill, technical director of advanced nuclear energy R&D at Argonne, was honored last week as a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society.

Released: 14-Nov-2016 9:05 AM EST
Argonne Radioisotopes Have Potential for Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Argonne National Laboratory

Using its electron linear accelerator, Argonne enabled two companies to demonstrate new methods for the production of molybdenum-99, the parent isotope of technetium-99m – a medical isotope that could face short supply. The laboratory is also expanding its radioisotope program with the goal of performing groundbreaking research and carrying out the development and demonstration needed for supplying a range of key radioisotopes through the DOE Isotope Program.

Released: 11-Nov-2016 4:05 PM EST
Exascale Computing Project Announces $48 Million to Establish Four Exascale Co-Design Centers
Argonne National Laboratory

DOE’s Exascale Computing Project is announcing it has selected four co-design centers as part of a 4-year $48 million funding award, including one to be led by Argonne.

Released: 8-Nov-2016 3:05 PM EST
Argonne Researchers Win Three 2016 R&D 100 Awards
Argonne National Laboratory

Innovative technologies developed by researchers at Argonne and their partners earned three R&D 100 Awards on Thursday, November 3.

Released: 4-Nov-2016 10:00 AM EDT
Argonne Nanoscientist Honored as Fellow of the American Physical Society
Argonne National Laboratory

Gary Wiederrecht, a senior nanoscientist at Argonne National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.

Released: 24-Oct-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Dept. Of Energy and Argonne Offer Technical Assistance to Small Businesses
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers Program is once again offering U.S. small businesses unparalleled access to the expertise and facilities of DOE’s national laboratories, including Argonne National Laboratory. Small businesses in the clean energy sector have an opportunity to submit requests for technical assistance as part of Round 3 of the Small Business Vouchers Program.

Released: 21-Oct-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Integrated Imaging Institute Helps Innovators Envision Success
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s Integrated Imaging Institute is opening its doors to research, academic and industry partners interested in accelerating discovery and innovation through imaging. The institute combines Argonne’s broad suite of imaging and data analysis capabilities to provide researchers with structural, chemical and functional information from the atomic level to the macroscale.

Released: 20-Oct-2016 12:30 PM EDT
Argonne Researchers Posit Way to Locally Circumvent Second Law of Thermodynamics
Argonne National Laboratory

For more than a century and a half of physics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy always increases, has been as close to inviolable as any law we know. In this universe, chaos reigns supreme. But researchers with Argonne announced recently that they may have discovered a little loophole in this famous maxim. Their research, published in Nature Scientific Reports, lays out a possible avenue to a situation where the Second Law is violated on the microscopic level.

Released: 19-Oct-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Cancer’s Big Data Problem
Argonne National Laboratory

The Department of Energy is partnering with the National Cancer Institute in an “all-government” approach to fighting cancer. Part of this partnership is a three-year pilot project called the Joint Design of Advanced Computing Solutions for Cancer (JDACSC), which will use Department of Energy supercomputing to build sophisticated computational models to facilitate breakthroughs in the fight against cancer on the molecular, patient and population levels.

Released: 17-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Argonne’s Curry-Nkansah Wins Egretha Award
Argonne National Laboratory

The Egretha Foundation, which was formed 10 years ago to celebrate the successes of African-American women in the Chicago area, will honor Maria Curry-Nkansah, chief operations officer of the Physical Sciences and Engineering directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, with their annual award on October 21.

Released: 17-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Building a Room Clean Enough to Make Sensors to Find Light From the Birth of the Universe
Argonne National Laboratory

Work is underway at Argonne on an expansion of its “clean room.” The new lab will be specially suited for building parts for ultra-sensitive detectors—such as those to carry out improved X-ray research, or for the South Pole Telescope to search for light from the early days of the universe.

Released: 12-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Why Did T. Rex Have Such Small Arms? SUE Arrives at Advanced Photon Source for Its Most Detailed Scan Ever
Argonne National Laboratory

SUE the Dinosaur’s forearm came to the Advanced Photon Source for its most detailed scan ever, which could shed light on why the large dinosaur had such small arms.

Released: 7-Oct-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Six Things You Might Not Know About Hydrogen
Argonne National Laboratory

October 8th is National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. To celebrate, here are a few things you might not know about hydrogen and fuel cells.

Released: 6-Oct-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Argonne and Kyma Technologies Win Spot in Second Cohort of Technologist in Residence Program
Argonne National Laboratory

A collaboration between Argonne National Laboratory and Kyma Technologies focusing on advanced semiconductor devices has earned a spot in the second cohort of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Technologist In Residence Program.

Released: 29-Sep-2016 9:05 AM EDT
A Novel Way to Power Greener Homes
Argonne National Laboratory

DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, Colorado-based Air Squared, Inc., Mississippi State University and Purdue University launched efforts to develop the first residential CHP system that uses small generators. The group’s proposal to optimize combined heating and power systems (CHP) for residential housing earned $2.7 million in seed money in October from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Released: 27-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Lab Breaks Ground on New Materials Design Laboratory to Spur Transformative Technologies
Argonne National Laboratory

The new Materials Design Laboratory at Argonne will be the final building to complete Argonne’s Energy Quad – a group of four adjoining buildings designed to maximize collaboration between energy and materials scientists at Argonne. A groundbreaking ceremony for the MDL was held on September 2.



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