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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jun-2026 10:16 ET (23-Jun-2026 14:16 GMT/UTC)

Argonne-led study highlights public transit’s critical role across Chicago

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A joint study by Argonne and MIT highlights the essential role of public transportation in Chicago and warns of serious impacts if the system was removed, including increased traffic congestion, increased pollution, economic decline and activity cancellations.

ORNL demonstrates affordable, energy efficient, low-carbon building technologies on National Mall during HUD Innovation Housing Showcase

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Building innovations from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be on display in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall June 7 to June 9, 2024, during the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s, or HUD’s, Innovation Housing Showcase.

Green Era Campus and Argonne align to forge community partner–focused agreement

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory’s Office of Community Engagement has established a Memorandum of Understanding with Chicago’s Green Era Campus to pursue research in sustainability in agriculture, renewable energy generation, and food equity and access.

Argonne assembles electric vehicle experts to create better experiences at charging stations

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

A task force at Argonne National Laboratory is defining new standards for the user experience at electric vehicle charging stations.

Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL hosts first Innovation Days

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Momentum for manufacturing innovation in the United States got a boost during the inaugural MDF Innovation Days, held recently at the U.S. Department of Energy Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Stanford scientists bring crystal clarity to diamond’s quantum signals

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

In work supported by the Q-NEXT quantum center, a Stanford University group digs into diamond to find the source of its apparently temperamental nature when it comes to emitting quantum signals, widening a path for building quantum networks and sensors.

Quantum-themed LabEscape escape room a hit at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

The science-themed escape room LabEscape, created by UIUC’s Paul Kwiat and supported by the Q-NEXT quantum center, gives fans at Chicago’s C2E2 expo a chance to experience the joy of science. They responded: LabEscape was nearly booked by opening day.

Sigrid Elschot: Then and Now / 2013 Early Career Award Winner

DOE/US Department of Energy

With her Early Career Research Award, Stanford University associate professor Sigrid Elschot studied the effects of fast-moving, microgram-sized particles that collide with spacecraft. These particles vaporize, ionize, and produce a plasma that radiates electromagnetic energy.

How to make sustainable products faster with artificial intelligence and automation

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Héctor García Martín, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), is working to expedite and refine the R&D landscape of synthetic biology by applying artificial intelligence and the mathematical tools he mastered during his training as a physicist. The ability to predict biological systems using trained algorithms, combined with automated laboratories, could transform the fields of medicine, chemical manufacturing, and energy.

Aurora supercomputer heralds a new era of scientific innovation

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne’s Aurora supercomputer represents a leap forward in scientific research. Offering unprecedented speed and power, advanced hardware, and AI capabilities, Aurora ushers in a new era of supercomputing to revolutionize the way scientists conduct research and achieve breakthroughs.

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