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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-May-2025 04:09 ET (8-May-2025 08:09 GMT/UTC)

Argonne helps prepare communities for dam-related emergencies

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Argonne is working with local jurisdictions to develop dam-related emergency action plans through FEMA’s Collaborative Technical Assistance (CTA) program.

Shark antibodies may have the teeth to stop COVID-19

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Tiny antibodies in sharks have dexterity and flexibility that human antibodies do not. They can bind tightly to the spike proteins of coronaviruses and neutralize the virus. This could help researchers develop new vaccines and therapies for COVID-19.

Journal: Nature Communications

Scientists uncover an exotic magnetic phase of matter

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At the quantum mechanics level, the mystery of what happens when electrons transition between metallic and insulator states has intrigued physicists for nearly 60 years. Modern instrumentation has provided a fascinating glimpse at the answer.

Journal: Nature Communications

Always adapting: Scientists use Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to fight SARS-CoV-2 variants

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Knowing variants of concern can spike rates of illness and death around the globe, scientists using the APS are concentrating efforts on mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Six ways the Advanced Photon Source is making the world better

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Pivotal discoveries at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source make the world better every day. Here are six that help us, inspire us and add to the promise of a brighter tomorrow.

Center advancing beyond lithium battery technologies generates 30-plus patents for licensing

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Researchers at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have invented a wide and diverse range of technologies in the “beyond lithium-ion” space, including 30-plus patents now available for licensing.

Argonne’s Globus software wins award at 2021 Data Mover Challenge

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Research data management platform Globus took home the Best Integrated Software Experience Award at the 2021 Data Mover Challenge.

Hitting a new peak: Scientists enhance X-ray data analysis with artificial intelligence

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Scientists at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source have created a new method using artificial intelligence to speed up the analysis of X-ray diffraction data.

Remembering Paul Benioff, renowned scientist and quantum computing pioneer

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Paul Benioff, an Argonne emeritus scientist, helped pave the way for the field of quantum computing that is now being intensely pursued throughout the world. He passed away on March 29, leaving a legacy of intellectual courage and collaboration.

Argonne people of climate change

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From simulating climate to creating more fuel-efficient vehicles, Argonne is home to many teams that tackle different aspects of climate change. Here are a few of those innovators.

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