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Materials

Innovating tomorrow’s materials today

Argonne’s innovations in high-tech materials are key to breakthroughs in biology, the environment, nuclear energy, transportation and national security.

Argonne continues to make revolutionary advances in the science of materials discovery and synthesis, and is designing new materials with advantageous properties — one atom at a time. Examples of these include Argonne’s technologies for nanoparticle applications, heat transfer and materials for advanced energy storage.

Intellectual Property

Dual Gradient Cathode Enables Low Cobalt, High Voltage Batteries

Argonne’s Gradient Cathode Technology was the recipient of a 2025 R&D 100 Award. The unique design combines a compositional and structural gradient into a dual-gradient” particle, leading to improved stability at high voltages.