25-Oct-2021 Argonne taps internationally recognized researcher Shirley Meng as chief scientist for energy storage strategy DOE/Argonne National Laboratory A pioneer in material science, Meng’s new role comes with a joint appointment as a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago.
25-Oct-2021 Predicting the future of the Earth with artificial intelligence DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Starting October 25, a group of scientists will host a workshop to identify ways to create artificial intelligence-informed models of the Earth’s climate.
20-Oct-2021 Innovative models predict effects of climate change on nor’easters DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Researchers use Argonne-developed high-resolution models to predict the effect of future climate change on the extratropical storms — or nor’easters — that bear down on the Northeast during the winter. Results could provide guidance for mitigation.
19-Oct-2021 CodeGirls experience the rich potential of coding and computing science at Argonne DOE/Argonne National Laboratory As part of ongoing efforts by Argonne to create pathways for the next generation of STEM leaders, CodeGirls @ Argonne summer camp offers middle school girls the opportunity to see the computing technology and careers available at national laboratories.
18-Oct-2021 Argonne-led research team highlighted in special issue on quantum systems DOE/Argonne National Laboratory A team led by Argonne and UChicago have published an article in Nature Reviews Materials that lays out a blueprint for solid-state spin defects in materials for use in qubits. Journal Nature Reviews Materials
18-Oct-2021 $1.2 million award helps Argonne steer manufacturers toward supercomputing DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory received nearly $1.2 million in funding from the Department of Energy to support four manufacturing and materials development projects that have the potential to improve energy efficiency.
12-Oct-2021 Argonne invites local Hispanic and Latino students to imagine future careers in science DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne hosted an Education Outreach Day to reach middle school students from predominantly Hispanic and Latino neighborhoods and taught them about science-related careers. The goal was to strengthen and diversify the nation’s laboratories and research institutions with greater representation.
7-Oct-2021 Argonne hosts summer school for nuclear energy scientists DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne hosted the 13th annual Modeling, Experimentation and Validation Summer School July 19-30. National labs and industry helped fill a critical educational gap for the engineers and scientists who will shape the future of nuclear energy.
5-Oct-2021 Osteoporosis drug may be a promising treatment for therapy-resistant breast cancer DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Researchers from Argonne and the University of Chicago have found that lasofoxifene, a drug used to treat osteoporosis, may be a safer and more effective treatment for breast cancer than the current gold standard. Clinical trials have begun.
23-Sep-2021 Space odyssey: Argonne scientists among the first to study asteroid fragments DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne scientists at the Advanced Photon Source are among the first to study tiny fragments of near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu, collected by a Japanese space mission. These fragments could tell us long-hidden secrets about how our planet and solar system were formed.
