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Argonne-related spinoff company charges up the battery world

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Sepion Technologies, a national laboratory spinoff company working on batteries for electrified transportation, is beginning to make an impact in the marketplace as it has secured Series A funding.

Slugging it out: Scientists find material that mimics the intelligence of sea slug

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A team led by Purdue University used the Advanced Photon Source to characterize a quantum material that mimics the neural behavior of sea slugs. This could be a first step toward more efficient artificial intelligence hardware.

Scientists identify another reason why batteries can’t charge in minutes

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Argonne scientists see plating on anode caused by molecular distortions

Journal: Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Beamlines cast precious light on SARS-CoV-2, emerging variants and vaccines that will stop them

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

New research highlights the critical, continued role APS beamlines play in developing vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19 and its variants.

Argonne and NIU team up to host AI camp for high school students

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Regional high school students learn the fundamentals of AI at a four-week summer camp hosted by Argonne and Northern Illinois University.

Argonne quantum research may reshape how we sense and relay data

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne is leading the way toward a quantum future, conducting cross-disciplinary research through its quantum initiative and via the collaborative center Q-NEXT.

New insights into proteins may aid cancer and infertility research

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Scientists used Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to determine the structure of a protein associated with the BRCA2 gene. This protein is involved in repairing breaks in DNA, and the research could have implications for cancer and infertility studies.

Journal: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Researchers use AI to optimize several flow battery properties simultaneously

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To find the right battery molecules, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have turned to the power of artificial intelligence to search through a vast chemical space of over a million molecules and optimize for several properties.

Journal: Chemistry of Materials

Argonne’s Giselle Sandi wins 2021 Motivator Award

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The Chicago Chapter of the Association for Women in Science has awarded Giselle Sandi a 2021 Motivator Award. This award recognizes her mentorship and support for women.

Ultrathin solar cells get a boost

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using the Advanced Photon Source’s ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar energy.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology

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