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New nanoscale technique unlocks quantum material secrets

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using a novel surface-sensitive spectroscopy method, scientists explored atomic vibrations in crystalline material surfaces near interfaces. The findings illuminate quantum behaviors that play important roles computing and sensing technologies.

Journal: Science Advances

Self-driving lab transforms materials discovery

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed an AI-driven automated material laboratory, Polybot, an autonomous discovery platform that explores processing pathways to produce high-quality electronic polymer films with optimized conductivity and low-defect coatings, offering practical guidance for scalable production.

Journal: Nature Communications

Photographing DUNE

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Documenting the work of building the world’s largest neutrino experiment presents photographers with a unique set of challenges.

From photons to protons: Argonne team makes breakthrough in high-energy particle detection

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Argonne have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection efficiency.

Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

Unlocking safer batteries: New study uncovers key insights into electrolyte materials for all-solid-state batteries

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection efficiency.

Journal: ACS Materials Letters

Argonne releases Aurora exascale supercomputer to researchers, enabling accelerated science

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

With its Aurora exascale supercomputer, Argonne National Laboratory is providing researchers with a powerful tool to accelerate discoveries across many fields, including biology, chemistry and AI for science.

Mining the dark sky with the Aurora exascale supercomputer

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

As part of the Aurora Early Science Program, an Argonne team is using the lab’s new Aurora exascale supercomputer and AI tools to perform simulations of the universe that aim to shed light on dark matter and dark energy.

Orchestrating the nanoscale: exploring light and matter for quantum science

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

As part of the Q-NEXT quantum research center, Randall Goldsmith of the University of Wisconsin–Madison studies the interplay of light and matter, harnessing it for quantum information technologies.

Scientists give big boost to signals from tin-based qubits

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Stanford collaborators at the Q-NEXT quantum center amp up the signal from tin atoms embedded in diamond, opening possibilities for quantum networking. Q-NEXT is a U.S. Department of Energy quantum center led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory.

Journal: Physical Review

Metastable marvel: X-rays illuminate an exotic material transformation

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A team of scientists investigate an exotic, light-induced phase transformation within a material using advanced X-ray and laser capabilities.

Journal: Nature Materials

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