20-Apr-2022 New accelerator at Fermilab approved for construction start DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Business Announcement The Department of Energy has formally approved the start of full construction for the PIP-II project, an upgrade to the Fermilab accelerator complex that includes a new linear accelerator. PIP-II is an essential enhancement that will power the world’s most intense high-energy neutrino beam. It is the first particle accelerator built in the United States with significant contributions from international partners.
20-Apr-2022 Lowering the temperature on a hot topic: A climate change primer DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Earth Day presents a good opportunity to help clear up some essential questions about climate change; what it is, what is responsible and how we know it’s real.
19-Apr-2022 Karen Byrum named deputy project manager for Mu2e experiment DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne physicist Karen Byrum has been named a deputy project manager for the Mu2e experiment, an expansion of her current role.
18-Apr-2022 Argonne announces new cohort of named fellows DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement Argonne has announced a new set of Maria Goeppert Mayer and Walter Massey fellows, supporting early career researchers.
18-Apr-2022 Argonne scientist awarded for pioneering leadership in inorganic chemistry DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement Argonne’s Alfred P. Sattelberger received a distinguished service award from the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes Sattelberger’s career-spanning contributions to inorganic chemistry. It was presented at the ACS Spring 2022 conference in San Diego.
12-Apr-2022 Turning waste to energy: Tracking renewable natural gas transportation projects DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Update on a DOE-funded Argonne database tracking Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) projects for transportation, which are rapidly increasing. Projects involve landfills, dairy/agriculture, waste-water and food processing.
11-Apr-2022 Intel to install quantum computing test bed for Q-NEXT DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Intel's quantum test bed will be installed at Argonne in partnership with the Q-NEXT quantum research center. Intel's Jeanette Roberts is leading the installation.
7-Apr-2022 CDF collaboration at Fermilab announces most precise ever measurement of W boson mass to be in tension with the Standard Model DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication Scientists of the Collider Detector at Fermilab collaboration have achieved the most precise measurement to date of the mass of the W boson, one of nature’s force-carrying particles. The measured value shows tension with the value expected based on the Standard Model of particle physics.
7-Apr-2022 Argonne scientists team with NASA to enhance faster-than-sound jet engines DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne scientists have used artificial intelligence to enhance hypersonic combustion.
7-Apr-2022 Ancient art meets AI for better materials design DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Researchers are coupling the ancient and the modern to tackle problems in materials science Journal npj Computational Materials