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Manganese rich ore rock (Image by Shutterstock/Sunshine Seeds.)

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Researchers eye manganese as key to safer, cheaper lithium-ion batteries

One of Earth’s most abundant metals, manganese could help replace expensive cobalt in battery cathodes.

Batteries and Fuel Cells, Metals, Scientific User Facilities

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Argonne’s Mitch Farmer honored for addressing challenges to U.S. nuclear energy industry

Nuclear engineer Mitch Farmer has been selected as a fellow by the American Nuclear Society for his work to improve light water reactor development, design and safety.

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The Paddlewheel Effect. Above a certain temperature, SO₄⁻² anions begins to rotate, and simultaneously nearby Li⁺ cations become highly mobile.

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JCESR lays foundation for safer, longer-lasting batteries

JCESR has made significant strides with solid-state batteries as successors to today’s Li-ion batteries, including work on speeding up the motion of lithium ions in solid-state batteries using the paddlewheel effect.

Batteries and Fuel Cells, batteries, lithium-ion batteries

Bird movement captured in video. A series of small video frames will be used for a computer model to learn what a bird would look like. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Deep learning system will monitor birds at solar facilities

Using artificial intelligence and advanced cameras will help improve our understanding of how birds interact with photovoltaic arrays.

Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, Remote Sensing

An Argonne-led collaboration developed Mochi, a novel data navigation system that will allow scientists to rapidly customize a suite of data services to suit the needs of a specific domain and problem.

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Argonne’s new menu of data storage software helps scientists realize findings earlier

Argonne data navigation tool enables scientists to unlock discoveries faster using specialized scientific data services.

Computational Methods, High Performance Computing, Performance Engineering

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Making A Homemade Mask? Here’s What Fabric You Should Be Using

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Lithium Supply Fears Loom Over Electric Vehicle Happy Talk — Or Not, As The Case May Be

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Our scientists conduct research that advances the frontiers of science and creates new knowledge. Here you will find some of our most recent research highlights.

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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

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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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