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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-May-2026 13:15 ET (17-May-2026 17:15 GMT/UTC)

25-Apr-2024

Argonne plays critical role in consortium to advance fuel cell and electrolyzer manufacturing

Improving the manufacturing of green hydrogen technologies is key to wide-spread industry adoption. Argonne is part of a consortium dedicated to scaling up, accelerating production and reducing the cost of producing hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.

25-Apr-2024

Unconventional technology enhances composites important to automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that demonstrates how fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials used in the automotive, aerospace and renewable energy industries can be made stronger and tougher to better withstand mechanical or structural stresses over time.

Journal: Advanced Science

24-Apr-2024

Five facilities at Argonne where climate solutions are front and center

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Learn more about five research centers at Argonne National Laboratory that help researchers bring climate science from the lab to the world.

23-Apr-2024

Beyond higher temperatures: Preparing for national security risks posed by climate change

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Climate scientists and national security experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working together to explore the security consequences of the changing climate.

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

22-Apr-2024

Vision of sustainability success: Argonne targets zero emissions and encourages others to join the journey

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne aims to transform its decades-old buildings to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and a safer world. Here are ten ways Argonne has been changing its sustainability practices to meet the future.

22-Apr-2024

Breaking down recycling challenges, one slice at a time

DOE/Idaho National Laboratory

Each day, roughly 43 million Americans eat at least one slice of pizza, according to experts. The hot, cheesy, Italian-inspired dish contributes a whopping $47 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and about a third of those pies come delivered to their destinations in corrugated cardboard boxes.

19-Apr-2024

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visits Brookhaven National Laboratory

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory on April 8-9, getting an up-close look at cutting-edge facilities researchers use to advance the mission of DOE and its Office of Science.

18-Apr-2024

Two Argonne scientists recognized for achievements in their fields

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne scientist Massimiliano Delferro and scientist emeritus Arthur Schultz elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows for their pioneering work in conversion of single-use plastics and neutron diffraction science, respectively.

18-Apr-2024

Smoother surfaces make for better accelerators

DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Accelerator scientists at Jefferson Lab have used an enhanced topographic analysis toolkit they developed to show that it not only successfully predicts particle accelerator component performance, but also points toward even better surface treatments not yet tested on a large scale. The results were recently published in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams.

17-Apr-2024

Inspection for perfection

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Inspection technology developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory will help deliver plasma heating to the ITER international fusion facility.