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Opportunities abound for ascending women scientists

March 12, 2019

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Argonne’s Ali Erdemir elected to National Academy of Engineering for pivotal discoveries in tribology

Erdemir recognized for his distinguished contributions to the science of interacting surfaces.

March 08, 2019 | Tribology, About Argonne, Awards and Recognition

Distinguished Fellow Ali Erdemir was been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, for his distinguished contributions to the science and technology of friction, wear and lubrication. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Caterpillar-Argonne team to pursue improved diesel engine combustion systems

Partnership will pursue a unique approach that combines high-performance computing, additive manufacturing and higher-fidelity design and simulation models.

March 07, 2019 | Transportation, Vehicle Technologies

Researchers created this predictive cross-sectional view of an engine geometry showing in-cylinder and metal piston temperatures using a coupled conjugate heat transfer and computational fluid dynamics model.

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Chain Reaction Innovations project at Argonne aims to fill critical computing needs

Research team harnesses Center for Nanoscale Materials power to explore emerging materials for energy-efficient computing.

March 01, 2019 | Materials Science and Engineering, Nanomaterials, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Chad Husko (right), physicist and Chain Reaction Innovations team member, works with CNM nanoscientist Jeffrey Guest. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Argonne and Convergent Science join forces for better engines

Innovative software package could increase fuel economy and help automakers meet future emissions standards.

March 01, 2019 | Transportation, Vehicle Technologies, Business Development

High-fidelity computational fluid dynamics simulations of spark ignition (SI) engines, like the one pictured, can facilitate engine designs with improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. Because the dynamics of the combustion process in an SI engine occur over long time scales, these simulations can be very time consuming. The newly developed parallel perturbation model can reduce the computing time of these simulations from a few months to 10 days. (Image courtesy of Shutterstock/Robert Cicchetti.)

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Easing bacterial traffic jams

Controlling the motion of swimming bacteria could benefit applications including microscopic transport, biomedicine and even microrobotics.

February 27, 2019 | Biology, Microbiology, Materials Science and Engineering

Argonne scientists have introduced a set of 3D-printed columns that can control the “swimming” motion of bacteria, which could lead to the development of new applications in microrobotics and biomedicine. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

Leading students to the wonders of science

February 22, 2019

Transitions: Argonne’s pioneering study of nuclear energy future

February 20, 2019

Argonne expertise contributes to the foundation for future electron-ion collider

February 18, 2019

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Argonne’s innovative community software is on weather scientists’ radar

The Python-ARM Radar Toolkit, originally designed to meet the U.S. Department of Energy’s needs, is now making an impact globally.

February 08, 2019 | Environmental and Earth Science, Atmospheric Science

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Argonne addresses obstacles to clean water for all

Dozens of Argonne researchers are helping to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems — the availability of clean water.

February 07, 2019 | Water Resources, Computational Science, Environmental and Earth Science