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Argonne entrepreneurship program opens fellowship applications

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne’s entrepreneurship program embeds early-stage startup founders for two years at the lab. They are mentored by a lab scientist. In addition, the program also provides support at the local, regional and national levels including entrepreneurship training and a networking ecosystem to eliminate the hurdles traditionally faced by early-stage cleantech startups.

Leaders of ‘EV Ready’ Illinois cities recognized in ceremony at Argonne

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

City leaders were recognized in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory as part of the EV Readiness program.

Department of Energy selects Argonne to lead national energy storage hub

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Argonne will lead the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA) in partnership with Berkeley Lab and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. ESRA focuses on transformative battery advancements, workforce training and reshaping the future of energy storage.

Argonne scientists awarded American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers fellowships

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers awards fellowships to two Argonne scientists.

A visionary approach: How an Argonne team developed accessible maps for colorblind scientists

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory worked with the Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) community to create CVD-friendly colormaps that are more inclusive and accessible.

Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Six Argonne projects receive R&D 100 Awards

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Six Argonne projects won one of America’s most prestigious awards related to technology development and commercialization.

Ability to track nanoscale flow in soft matter could prove pivotal discovery

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists developed a novel technique using X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy to study soft matter at the nanoscale. This method enables precise determination of the flow behavior of nanoparticles in soft matter exposed to an external stimulus.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

X-ray imagery of vibrating diamond opens avenues for quantum sensing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Supported by the Q-NEXT quantum center, scientists at three research institutions capture the pulsing motion of atoms in diamond, uncovering the relationship between the diamond’s strain and the behavior of the quantum information hosted within.

Journal: Physical Review Applied

Novel ultrafast electron microscopy technique advances understanding of processes applicable to brain-like computing

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Argonne team developed a new microscopy technique that uses electrical pulses to track the nanosecond dynamics within a material that is known to form charge density waves. Controlling these waves may lead to faster and more energy-efficient electronics.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

Pursuing the middle path to scientific discovery

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have made significant strides in understanding the properties of a ferroelectric material under an electric field. This breakthrough holds potential for advances in computer memory, lasers and sensors for ultraprecise measurements.

Journal: Science

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