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Cementing the future

August 04, 2020

Advanced Photon Source Upgrade will transform the world of scientific research

July 20, 2020

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Argonne conducts largest-ever simulation of flow inside an internal combustion engine

Groundbreaking simulation provides data that could help manufacturers create greener engines.

July 16, 2020 | Energy Technology and Storage, Modeling and Simulation, Quantum Computing

This is a snapshot of the groundbreaking simulation. During a compression stroke, the piston moves from the bottom-most to top-most position. As the piston moves up, the fluid motion inside the combustion chamber of the engine becomes even more turbulent.

ReCell Center could save costly nickel and cobalt, transform battery recycling worldwide

June 22, 2020

Exemplary Student Research Program inspires our next generation of researchers

June 10, 2020

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Hooks on the feathers stick together: Visualizing how birds form continuous wings in flight

By studying bird feathers at the Advanced Photon Source, scientists have observed the mechanism that connects those feathers when birds fly.

June 09, 2020 | Animal Biology, Biophysics, Scientific User Facilities

A cross section from an APS image stack of a pigeon wing feather. The red arrow points to an inter-feather hook for reference. (Image by Teresa Feo / Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.)

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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.

June 04, 2020 | Batteries and Fuel Cells, Metals, Scientific User Facilities

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

Deep learning system will monitor birds at solar facilities

June 03, 2020

Argonne offers mentorship and resources to students in Department of Energy-sponsored graduate student research

May 22, 2020

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Aurora workshop helps researchers ramp up preparations for exascale computing

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility recently hosted a workshop to help attendees advance code development efforts for Argonne’s upcoming exascale system, Aurora.

May 19, 2020 | High Performance Computing

From left: Intel software engineer Louise Huot, NERSC application performance group lead Jack Deslippe, and Argonne computational scientists William Huhn (standing) and Nichols Romero discuss exascale code development at the ALCF’s recent Aurora workshop. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Largest collection of 3D supernova simulations leads to new insights on explosion dynamics

Researchers using DOE supercomputers, including Argonne’s Theta, produced pivotal 3D simulations to elucidate the physics behind the collapse of massive stars.

May 11, 2020 | Computational Astrophysics, High Performance Computing, Modeling and Simulation