Press Releases
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Energy Department awards five new Argonne-business collaborations under Small Business Vouchers pilot The U.S. Department of Energy announced that 43 small businesses will participate in the second round of the Small Business Vouchers pilot. With vouchers in hand, these businesses can better leverage the world-class capabilities of the DOE national laboratories. |
August 23, 2016 | |
Argonne discovery yields self-healing diamond-like carbon A group of researchers at Argonne discovered a revolutionary diamond-like film that is generated by the heat and pressure of an automotive engine. The discovery of this ultra-durable, self-lubricating tribofilm could have profound implications for the efficiency and durability of future engines and other moving metal parts. |
August 5, 2016 | |
Entrepreneur application opens for new $4.4 million energy incubator at Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory’s new innovation accelerator program for science and energy entrepreneurs, called Chain Reaction Innovations, opens the application period for its first cohort. |
July 18, 2016 | |
Argonne partners with Strem Chemicals to deliver next-gen battery materials to industry Argonne has teamed up with Strem Chemicals, Inc. to provide industry and the battery research community with next-generation materials that could improve energy storage. Strem has licensed 23 separate pieces of intellectual property from Argonne and will manufacture and distribute 9 battery solvents and additives. |
July 8, 2016 | |
Argonne to work with small businesses on nuclear technologies Argonne will be working with four small businesses on nuclear technology projects under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN). |
July 6, 2016 | |
DOE commits more than $1.7 million to help commercialize promising Argonne-associated energy technologies The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it is committing more than $1.7 million in funding to help Argonne and research partners move multiple promising energy technologies to the marketplace. News of the Argonne awards was part of a larger announcement by DOE that, through the first round of funding from its Technology Commercialization Fund, it will award nearly $16 million to support 54 projects at 12 national labs involving dozens of research partners. |
June 27, 2016 | |
Argonne-developed technology for achieving superlubricity wins 2016 TechConnect National Innovation Award A graphene-nanodiamond solution for achieving superlubricity developed at Argonne National Laboratory has won a 2016 TechConnect National Innovation Award. Using miniscule diamonds wrapped in graphene, friction can be reduced to almost zero value. This superlubricity effect is a very enticing prospect for industries making everything from computer hard drives to wind turbines. |
May 26, 2016 | |
Engine design takes a major leap at Argonne A team with Argonne's Virtual Engine Research Institute and Fuels Initiative (VERIFI) announce that they have completed development of engineering simulation code and workflows that will allow as many as 10,000 engine simulations to be conducted simultaneously on the Mira supercomputer. |
April 8, 2016 | |
Three clean tech small businesses matched with Argonne in DOE program Three clean tech small businesses have received vouchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to be redeemed at Argonne as part of DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot program. |
March 17, 2016 | |
Technologist in Residence pilot program pairs companies with national labs to advance clean energy The U.S. Department of Energy recently selected representatives from Argonne for three of seven spots in its new Technologist in Residence pilot program, created to increase collaboration between the national laboratories and private-sector companies. |
December 1, 2015 |