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Guang Yang and Andrew Westover, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been selected to join the first cohort of DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E, Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024, or IGNIITE 2024, program. IGNIITE supports early career scientists and engineers in their work to convert innovative ideas into impactful energy technologies.

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) recently went through a year’s long shut down and upgrade. Technical facilities and systems specialist Laura Boon is applying the skills from her experience working on the APS Upgrade Project to other accelerators across Argonne’s campus.

Argonne environmental and computer scientists have developed a new kind of model, called a foundation model, to predict weather and eventually climate.

Material scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory are moving into the field-testing stage of a new type of high voltage overhead power conductor (cable).

Cicada’s cries ring out in the hot air and their discarded exoskeletons decorate tree branches in the southeast and midwest United States at the height of summer. While their ability to emerge in huge numbers is astounding, they have other surprising features too. In fact, their wings kill bacteria on contact and are self-cleaning. Researchers using the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory user facilities investigated this bizarre phenomenon. They learned how structures in the cells are able to pull off such a feat and how it could be used in medical applications.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first additive manufacturing slicing computer application to simultaneously speed and simplify digital conversion of accurate, large-format three-dimensional parts in a factory production setting. The technology, known as Slicer 2, can help widen the use of 3D printing for larger objects made from metallic and composite materials. Objects the size of a house and beyond are possible, such as land and aquatic vehicles and aerospace applications that include parts for reusable space vehicles.

Maria Goeppert Mayer left an indelible mark on science through her groundbreaking contributions to nuclear physics. A Nuclear Structure Conference at Argonne will highlight her contributions to physics theory.

Five early and mid-career scientists from Argonne National Laboratory divide and conquer varied challenges to improve nuclear science and technology and help the U.S. meet its future energy goals.