News By Location

4-Aug-2022

Argonne researchers develop new way to calculate environmental impact of ammonia production

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The production of ammonia, a major ingredient in fertilizers, involves greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists at Argonne have quantified ways to reduce carbon impacts in this process.

Journal

Green Chemistry

3-Aug-2022

Future-proofing the Great Lakes region through climate research: Improved regional climate models will help the Great Lakes Region become more informed, ready and resilient

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New climate models of the Great Lakes region reveal that warming water temperatures will have a significant impact on summer climate. Understanding these risks could help the region predict extreme weather and prepare to become climate resilient.

Journal

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

26-Jul-2022

New sensing platform deployed at controlled burn site, could help prevent forest fires

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Sage, a new sensing and computing platform based on Argonne’s Waggle technology, has been deployed at a controlled burn site in Kansas.

25-Jul-2022

Ribbon-cutting ceremony spotlights the Advanced Photon Source’s game-changing long beamlines

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The technology housed in the new Long Beamline Building will lead to more efficient solar cells, longer-lasting batteries, more durable materials for airplanes and much more.

6-Jul-2022

Researchers use X-rays to decode complex piece of cellular machinery, atom by atom

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Caltech spent nearly 20 years determining X-ray structures, one by one, to create a map of the nuclear pore complex, one of the largest and most complex pieces of cellular machinery.

Journal

Science

5-Jul-2022

July 12 summit showcases Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Meeting Announcement

The first-ever Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) Summit on July 12 will showcase the program's science-based climate solutions and innovators, highlighting their regional and national impacts.

5-Jul-2022

The futuristic South Pole Telescope looks far back in time

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Designed to detect the oldest light in the universe, the South Pole Telescope is helping researchers at Argonne and around the world to learn about the beginnings of the universe.

29-Jun-2022

Pioneering partnership opens doors to a new generation of engineers

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

In a pioneering partnership, Argonne, the DOE Packaging Certification Program, the University of Nevada, Reno, and other DOE national labs are helping to meet demand for new expertise in nuclear packaging by offering a novel graduate certificates program that trains future leaders in the field.

22-Jun-2022

A novel crystal structure sheds light on the dynamics of extrasolar planets

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists uncover a new crystal structure of a mineral in extrasolar planets using Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source.

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

21-Jun-2022

Computer hardware mimics brain functions

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A multi-institutional team, including Argonne National Laboratory, has developed a material with which computer chips can be designed to reconfigure their circuits when presented with new information. It does so by mimicking functions in the human brain.

Journal

Science