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4-May-2021
Using artificial intelligence to recover energy, nutrients and freshwater from wastewater
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
The Department of Energy has awarded Argonne and partners $2 million to develop an artificial intelligence-assisted system for energy, nutrient and freshwater recovery from municipal wastewater.
3-May-2021
Caterpillar and Argonne project shifts heavy-duty engine design into higher gear
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
Using Argonne's high-performance computing resources, researchers developed a new design for Caterpillar's engines that could improve fuel efficiency while reducing harmful emissions.
29-Apr-2021
Blueprint for a robust quantum future
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and scientific organizations in Japan, Korea and Hungary have established an invaluable resource for those looking to discover new quantum systems.
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- Nature Reviews Materials
27-Apr-2021
Unlocking the secrets of Earth's early atmosphere
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Research partly conducted at the Advanced Photon Source helped scientists discover the composition of Earth's first atmosphere. What they found raises questions about the origin of life on Earth.
27-Apr-2021
New 2D superconductor forms at higher temperatures than ever before
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to generate 2D superconductivity at an interface of an insulating oxide material, at a higher transition temperature than ever seen before for these materials.
- Journal
- Science
26-Apr-2021
New Argonne partnership to predict fuel injector dynamics
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Collaborators use experiments, high-fidelity simulations and machine learning to deliver predictive tools to engine manufacturers.
21-Apr-2021
Virtual climate conference explores adaptation and resilience
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
To bring together the country's brightest minds to think critically about the climate challenges facing the nation and the key capabilities we have to solve them, the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory convened a virtual climate conference called "America Resilient."
21-Apr-2021
Argonne's Advanced Photon Source plays pivotal role in new COVID-19 vaccine now in trials
DOE/Argonne National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
Clinical trials have begun on a new vaccine candidate that may protect against variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Protein structures determined at the Advanced Photon Source helped to guide the development of this vaccine.
20-Apr-2021
Energy Secretary Granholm virtually tours Argonne
DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
The secretary's first visit to one of DOE's 17 national laboratories included stops at the lab's world-leading R&D facilities and an overview of the lab's clean energy and discovery science research.