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Mike Kaminski (left), and Argonne director Eric Isaacs. Kaminski accepted the award on behalf of the Hispanic/Latino club.
 Hispanic/Latino club wins first WIST Diversity Award

Argonne's Hispanic/Latino Club is the first winner of the laboratory's annual Women in Science and Technology Diversity Award, created to honor the contributions of an individual or team for their commitment to promoting diversity at the laboratory.

 February 8, 2012
Researchers at Argonne have begun to investigate adding one more contender to the list of possible energy sources for light-duty cars and trucks: compressed natural gas. Image courtesy of Mercedes Benz.
 A 'natural' solution for transportation

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have begun to investigate adding one more contender to the list of possible energy sources for light-duty cars and trucks: compressed natural gas.

 February 2, 2012
Biochemical engineer Seth Snyder is pictured with the laboratory's resin wafer technology.
 Argonne wins FLC award for resin wafer technology

Argonne has received a Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for a separations technology that improves the processing of biomass-based feedstocks into biofuels and chemicals.

 February 1, 2012
Mark Snir heads the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne.
Argonne's Snir honored as one of HPCwire's "People to Watch" in 2012

Argonne National Laboratory's Marc Snir has been named one of HPCwire's "People to Watch" in 2012.

 January 24, 2012
Winter snow blankets southwest Alaska on January 12, 2011, bringing the varied topography of the region into sharp relief. Photo courtesy NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team.
 Thawing tundra a new climate threat

A significant source of greenhouse gases has started leaking into the Earth's atmosphere from an unlikely place. Above the Arctic Circle, land frozen for tens of thousands of years has begun to thaw for the first time.

 January 19, 2012
These microcapsules, filled with liquid metal, sit on a gold conductive layer. If the circuit is mechanically damaged, the capsules burst to restore the conductive pathway. Each is just 10 microns across; 10 could fit side by side in a human hair. Image by Amanda Jones and Ben Blaiszik.
 Battery, heal thyself: Inventing self-repairing batteries

Imagine dropping your phone on the hard concrete sidewalk—but when you pick it up, you find its battery has already healed itself.

 January 11, 2012
Computational modeling produces both prospects for better catalysts and beautiful images, like this model of a platinum catalyst interacting with oxygen atoms (red) and hydrogen atoms (white). Image by Rees Rankin, Center for Nanoscale Materials.
 7 things you may not know about catalysis

Catalysts are one of those things that few people think much about, beyond perhaps in high school chemistry, but they make the world tick.

 December 14, 2011
Chris Jacobsen, elected a fellow of the American Physical Society, is an associate division director at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source.
 Argonne X-ray scientist elected fellow of the American Physical Society

Argonne X-ray scientist Chris Jacobsen has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. Jacobsen is an associate division director at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source.

 December 5, 2011
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (left), Argonne's Keith Hardy (center) and DOE Assistant Secretary of Policy and International Affairs David Sandalow (right) discuss smart grid opportunities.
 Ground being laid for EV-Grid compatibility in the United States and European Union

Argonne will host one of two Electric Vehicle-Smart Grid Interoperability Centers being established by the U.S. Department of Energy and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre to facilitate transatlantic interoperability between electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure.

 December 1, 2011
Barry Smith and Lois Curfman McInnes, winners of the 2011 E.O. Lawrence Award.
 Argonne's Barry Smith and Lois Curfman McInnes Win E.O. Lawrence Award

Argonne National Laboratory researchers Barry Smith and Lois Curfman McInnes have been named winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, which honors midcareer scientists and engineers for exceptional contributions in research and development.

 November 29, 2011
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