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U.S. Nuclear Nexus connects the U.S. civil nuclear industry with NNSA resources

U.S. civilian nuclear developers seeking to deploy technology on a global scale can now access critical U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration information and expertise through a central access point, U.S. Nuclear Nexus.

Global Security, Nonproliferation, Safeguards, Security, and Export Control Engagement

Argonne postdoctoral associate Katie Sautter develops materials for quantum devices

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Argonne quantum research may reshape how we sense and relay data

The smallest bits of matter and energy are the building blocks of a radically new paradigm for sensing and relaying information.

Computer Science and Engineering, Theoretical Computer Science, Quantum Mechanics

Rice University graduate student Wenbin Li prepares a 2D perovskite solar cell for testing in a solar simulator.

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Ultrathin solar cells get a boost

Using the Advanced Photon Source’s ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar energy.

Energy Technology and Storage, Renewable Energy, Environmental and Earth Science

3D structural image of BRCA2 and its protein product.

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New insights into proteins may aid cancer and infertility research

New insights into a gene most associated with breast cancer, gained with the help of Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source, could explain how DNA is repaired following cell division.

Biology, Structural Biology, Medical Science

Argonne researchers have used machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimize new possible chemicals for use in redox flow batteries that can modernize the electric grid, like the ones shown here.(Image by Shutterstock/ petrmalinak.)

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Researchers use AI to optimize several flow battery properties simultaneously

Scientists seek stable, high-energy batteries designed for the electric grid.

Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

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Are You Prepared for the Quantum Revolution?

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To combat climate change, we must invest in nuclear energy

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Thinking of buying an electric vehicle in Illinois? Here are 10 things to know

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Argonne's 75th Anniversary

Celebrating the Lab’s past, present and future at the forefront of discovery and technological innovation.

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Argonne National Laboratory Deploys Cerebras CS-1, the World’s Fastest Artificial Intelligence Computer

U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory Leverages Unprecedented Performance from Cerebras CS-1 to Solve Deep Learning Computational and Science Problems

High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence

Analytical Chemist Yifen Tsai prepares a sample for analysis on the high-resolution ICP-Mass Spectrometer.

Correcting nonlinearity and mass-bias in measurements by ICP quadrupole mass spectrometry

Argonne scientists have demonstrated a technique that can improve the relative standard deviation in the measurement of inorganic isotopes by ICP-QMS by an order of magnitude or more.

Analytical Chemistry

MOFs for Methane Manipulation

Researchers using the Advanced Photon Source have found a way to “activate” methane so that it can be converted into products like liquid fuels, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, and much more.

Analytical Chemistry, X-Ray Science and Technology

(Left) Electrons transiting the 80 mm long metamaterial structure generate high power microwaves. (Right) Photo of the beam line at the ANL Wakefield Test Accelerator

Metamaterials for next-generation accelerators

An experiment at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator demonstrates the potential of a novel metamaterial structure to yield higher accelerating gradients than current particle accelerator technology provides.

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The Role of the Chiral Anomaly in Polarized Deep Inelastic Scattering: Axion-Like Dynamics and Spin Diffusion via Topological Transitions

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December 6, 2021|3:30 PM

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Science at Work: Clearing the path to recycling batteries at scale

December 7, 2021|10:00 AM

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A Statistical Learning Perspective on Model Reduction

December 8, 2021|10:30 AM

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Nuclear Microphysics of Neutron Stars, Core-Collapse Supernovae, and Neutron Star Mergers

December 13, 2021|3:30 PM

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