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Ultrathin and ultrafast: Scientists pioneer new technique for two-dimensional material analysis

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using a never-before-seen technique, scientists have found a new way to use some of the world's most powerful X-rays to uncover how atoms move in a single atomic sheet in real time, opening up new possibilities for probing two-dimensional materials.

Journal: Nature Photonics

Caterpillar-Argonne team to pursue improved diesel engine combustion systems

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Caterpillar Inc. and the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are joining forces to research heavy-duty diesel engines.

Argonne’s Ali Erdemir elected to National Academy of Engineering for pivotal discoveries in tribology

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Distinguished Fellow Ali Erdemir from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers.

Stressing and straining: Geochemists answer fundamental question of mineral reactions

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists placed small iron oxide particles in an acidic solution, causing a reaction at the surface as iron atoms oxidized. As the reaction progressed, the researchers observed strain that built up and penetrated inside the mineral particle.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science

One device, many frequencies: Argonne researchers create a unique, tiny resonator

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A finding from a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory could ultimately help improve the army of tiny, vibrating components found in a range of electronics and even create devices that mimic biological processes. The researchers have pioneered a micromechanical device that responds to external signals in an entirely new way.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

Argonne project aims to fill critical computing needs

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A nanoscientist's work in silicon photonics may inspire more energy-efficient computing and data centers.

Scientists use machine learning to identify high-performing solar materials

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Thanks to a study that combines the power of supercomputing with data science and experimental methods, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Cambridge in England have developed a novel 'design to device' approach to identify promising materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

Journal: Advanced Energy Materials

Argonne and Convergent Science join forces for better engines

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new software model that can help analyze the dynamics in the cylinders of spark-ignition engines during operation.

Babinec to coordinate Argonne's grid energy storage program

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has appointed Susan Babinec to drive a comprehensive strategy that expands Argonne's future grid vision to include a range of optimized energy storage capabilities. By integrating its deep resources in grid design and energy storage with national and industry needs, Argonne will provide innovative solutions for the future grid.

Kwok named Outstanding Referee by American Physical Society

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne distinguished fellow Wai-Kwong Kwok has been named a 2019 Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society.