It’s been a fruitful inaugural year for the Q-NEXT quantum research center, with the start of foundry construction, the launch of a key R&D roadmap, and new science results that will lead to next-generation quantum technologies for science and society.

To provide X-ray beams that are both very bright and very tightly focused, an Argonne team had to create a new system of mirrors, lenses and equipment for the upgraded Advanced Photon Source.

Swapping heavy fuel oil with fuel made from wood waste, waste fats, oils and greases could drastically cut planet-warming emissions from the shipping industry by 40 to 93%.

Construction continues one year after the groundbreaking ceremony for a new building that will house cutting-edge experiments in many fields of science.

Using the powerful X-ray beams of the Advanced Photon Source with new computer-driven algorithms, scientists will be able to study batteries and electronics at nanometer scales.

In graduate school, Argonne postdoctoral researcher Katie Sautter learned to master a machine that builds bits of matter one atomic layer at a time. Now she wields her considerable skills inventing materials for quantum communication devices at Q-NEXT.

High school students mentored by Argonne staff win gold at DuPage County Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) and compete in nationals competition.