Press Releases | Argonne National Laboratory

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For superconductors, discovery comes from disorder

Useful chaos — introduced disorder improves superconductivity.

August 15, 2019 | Materials Science and Engineering, Semiconductors and Superconductors, Physics

This image shows the transition between Cooper pair density (indicated by blue dots) and charge density waves. Argonne scientists found that by introducing defects, they could disrupt charge density waves and increase superconductivity. (Image by Ellen Weiss / Argonne National Laboratory.)

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New facility combines legal and computational readiness to advance biomedicine

ABLE combines legal and computational readiness to advance biomedicine.

August 01, 2019 | Biomedical Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science/Data Analysis

Dimitri Kusnezov (right) visits the new Argonne Biomedical Learning Enclave (ABLE) with Tom Brettin (left) and Ian Foster (middle).

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Argonne-led center receives award for pivotal discovery in battery technology

Center for Electrochemical Energy Science at Argonne National Laboratory wins Ten at Ten award from Department of Energy.

July 31, 2019 | Energy Technology and Storage, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Awards and Recognition

Ten at Ten Award winners with CEES director Paul Fenter

Krypton reveals ancient water beneath the Israeli desert

July 31, 2019

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Six Argonne researchers recognized as 2019 Distinguished Fellows

Six Argonne Scientists Named Distinguished Fellows.

July 31, 2019 | Nuclear Engineering, High Energy Physics, X-Ray Science and Technology

Paul Kearns (Director of Argonne National Laboratory), Valerie Taylor, Esen Ecran Alp, Salman Habib, Robert Hill, Christopher Johnson, Stephen Pratt

Argonne physicist wins a Presidential Early Career Award

July 29, 2019

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DOE Gives “Green Light” to Upgrade Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source

Milestone approval critical to build the next generation x-ray light source leading to pivotal scientific discoveries.

July 29, 2019 | Advanced Photon Source Upgrade Project, Enabling Technologies, Experimental Facilities

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Expanding the limits of personalized medicine with high-performance computing

July 23, 2019 | Computational Science, Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence

Argonne’s Jonathan Ozik (pictured) and Nicholson Collier are searching for clues on how to improve cancer immunotherapy by harnessing the power of supercomputers at Argonne and the University of Chicago.

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A sharper focus: New computational technique resolves compressed X-ray data

Argonne develops novel method to more clearly see complex materials physics in difficult-to-access environments.

July 18, 2019 | Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, High Energy Physics

$This schematic (top) shows Bragg coherent diffraction imaging phase retrieval of X-rays scattered by a gold nanoparticle. Two reconstructions of the gold nanoparticle are shown at bottom. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)$

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Department of Energy awards $4.6 million to Argonne to support collaborations with industry

Argonne National Laboratory received $4.6 million to fund 12 projects across four research divisions.

July 16, 2019 | Commercialization, Science and Technology Partnerships and Outreach