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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-Dec-2025 18:12 ET (17-Dec-2025 23:12 GMT/UTC)

Bright lights, big data: how Argonne is bringing supercomputing and X-rays together for scientific breakthroughs

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Argonne’s newest supercomputer, Polaris, is up and running, and scientists using the Advanced Photon Source are already seeing faster data analysis. While the combination is paying dividends now, it points toward an upgraded APS and an even better supercomputer called Aurora.

Expertise in 3D printing — and a little sabotage — reveal new heights and less waste

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In ideal manufacturing, 3D printing reduces waste, uses less energy and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions. An entrepreneur and scientist at Argonne National Laboratory are working together to make this future ideal a reality.

How Argonne is pushing the boundaries of quantum technology research

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With its Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center (Q-NEXT) and its quantum research team, Argonne is a hub for research that could change the way we process and transmit information.

Xuan Zhang: Why spin gold when you can spin steel, and more?

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Argonne National Laboratory draws on strengths of principal materials scientist Xuan Zhang to develop unique facilities and research capabilities.

Journal: Acta Materialia

Head-to-head trivia competition brings new excitement to virtual Science Bowl

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To make the experience more engaging for students, Argonne has begun hosting its regional, virtual Science Bowl in a head-to-head setup.

APS Upgrade to enhance ‘molecular movies’ to understand certain types of antibiotic resistance

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Researchers at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source have used serial crystallography, a way to make molecular movies, to see in real time the mechanisms involved in an enzyme that confers antibiotic resistance to a certain bacterium.

Journal: Nature Communications

Feng Pan sculpts ultrathin materials for quantum information research

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The Stanford University postdoctoral researcher, a collaborator with the Q-NEXT quantum research center led by Argonne, develops high-tech materials to deliver photon packages of quantum information.

Scientists create antibody 'cocktail' to fight deadly Lassa virus

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A group of researchers have used the Advanced Photon Source to look at monoclonal antibodies to subvert the “shield” of the Lassa virus, potentially paving the way for new therapies.

Journal: Science

Sixbert Muhoza studies a new class of materials that could help fight climate change

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A scholar in Argonne's Applied Materials Division, Sixbert Muhoza is studying a new class of materials called MXenes that could improve batteries and help convert carbon dioxide to fuel.

Laser shots at National Ignition Facility could spark additional discoveries in astrophysics

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Using the Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS), a team of scientists is studying the environment created during laser shots at the National Ignition Facility to better understand its potential as a testbed for nuclear astrophysics research.

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