Argonne scientists contributed to the Muon g-2 experiment hosted at Fermilab, recognized with the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for delivering the world’s most precise measurement to date of the muon’s magnetic anomaly.
From split‑ring resonators to rare‑isotope beams, ATLAS has been expanding the frontiers of nuclear physics for four decades — and it’s just getting started.
Argonne researchers use supercomputers and artificial intelligence to predict how carbon transforms under extreme heat and pressure, paving the way for revolutionary materials.
This 2025 Physical Sciences and Engineering Early Investigator Named Award recipient studies the fundamental structure of the visible matter in our universe.
Measurements taken at a new beamline at an Argonne user facility demonstrate the robustness of advanced models that can shed light on how the universe works.
This 2025 Physical Sciences and Engineering Early Investigator Named Award recipient is applying advanced laser spectroscopic methods to studies of nuclear structure and properties of radioactive ions.
Zhiwan Xu, a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne, was honored with the award for her innovative work on quantum chromodynamics and the quark-gluon plasma, a state of matter that existed just after the Big Bang.
Researchers including those from Argonne have completed major construction of the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array (GRETA), a precision detector that will expand our understanding of the structure and properties of atomic nuclei.
The labs are developing a practical approach to reduce the size and cost of superconducting linear accelerators, which offer great potential for addressing used nuclear fuel, while also improving their reliability.
Recent advancements at the ATLAS user facility are enhancing operations and efficiency to help unlock new insights into the universe’s fundamental forces.
