Feature Stories | Argonne National Laboratory

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Sunlight turns membrane into a self-cleaning, pollutant-eating powerhouse

Argonne scientists have invented a membrane that, when exposed to sunlight, can clean itself and also actively degrade pollutants.

November 07, 2018 | Materials Science and Engineering, Polymers

Argonne scientists have invented a membrane (shown here) that, when exposed to sunlight, can clean itself and also actively degrade pollutants. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Argonne researchers to share scientific computing insights at SC18

Argonne’s expertise and leadership in extreme-scale computing will again be on display at the annual International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC18).

November 06, 2018 | Computational Science, High Performance Computing, petascale

This visualization of the turbulent envelope of a luminous blue variable star surrounding the central high-density core will be presented as part of the visualization showcase at SC18. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory / Joseph Insley.)

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Robots and remote systems to the rescue

This summer, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory educated a group of college interns on how to use robotic systems to advance manufacturing.

November 05, 2018 | Energy Technology and Storage, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Education

As part of Argonne’s new manufacturing science and engineering summer program, college students studying advanced manufacturing technologies tour each other’s labs to learn about various R&D jobs in that field and student projects. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Argonne poised for pivotal discoveries and impact in a quantum world

Scientists and engineers working to solve the mysteries of quantum materials need the right tool for the right job.

November 05, 2018 | Instrumentation, Materials Science and Engineering, Semiconductors and Superconductors

Under pressure, opposites attract

November 02, 2018

Argonne’s cat power

October 29, 2018

Argonne hosted national Quantum Computing Workshop

October 29, 2018

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Argonne scientists create new oil-resistant filter technology

A novel new way to keep oil from clogging filters and equipment

October 25, 2018 | Materials Science and Engineering, Polymers

A team of Argonne researchers has developed a novel way to keep oil from clogging filter membranes and other equipment used in the oil and gas industry. From left to right: Jeff Elam, Hao-Cheng Yang, Seth Darling and Yunsong Xie.

Inaugural Demo Day showcases entrepreneur-national laboratory relationships

October 17, 2018

Any way the wind blows

October 16, 2018

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The graphic nature of data

Argonne scientists inspired high schoolers to think big about data and how to visualize it at a three-day camp this summer.

October 15, 2018 | Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science/Data Analysis

Michael Papka (left) help lead Argonne’s first Big Data and Visualization Camp over the summer. He taught these high schoolers the importance of extracting useful information from an increasingly vast sea of numerical data. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)