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Argonne receives U.S. Department of Energy funding for four next-generation clean-energy projects

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Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne clean-energy projects are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Projects build on Argonne’s leading role in decarbonizing the U.S. economy.

Smart diagnostics: How Argonne could use Generative AI to empower nuclear plant operators

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Reports and Proceedings

In a new conference paper, Argonne engineers test advanced AI to see if it could help nuclear power plant operators understand and fix problems more easily.

Researchers discover faster, more energy-efficient way to manufacture an industrially important chemical

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The reactivity of zirconium on silicon nitride enhances the conversion of propane into propylene, a key commodity chemical needed to make polypropylene. This finding hints at the reactivity researchers might achieve with other nontraditional catalysts.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society

Argonne-led research working toward reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Argonne-led research working toward reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers with high light-emitting efficiencies.

Journal: Nature Sustainability

Scientists develop new artificial intelligence method to create material ‘fingerprints’

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have developed a new technique that pairs artificial intelligence and X-ray science.

Journal: Nature

Entrepreneurship program at Argonne announces newest cohort of embedded startup founders

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Business Announcement

Five new innovators will join Chain Reaction Innovations, the entrepreneurship program at Argonne, and develop their startup technologies as part of the elite program’s eighth cohort.

Argonne to support new AI for science projects as part of the National AI Research Resource Pilot

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Grant and Award Announcement

Argonne National Laboratory will support three innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven science projects as part of the first round of awards from the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot.

Not all calcite crystals are as perfect as they appear

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers used complementary imaging techniques to explore the impact of synthesis approaches on the nanoscopic internal structure of apparently perfect calcite particles, which has implications for contaminant sequestration and carbon storage.

Journal: Advanced Materials

Scientists discover new behavior of membranes that could lead to unprecedented separations

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Argonne scientists have used isoporous membranes — membranes with pores of equal size and shape — and recirculation to create separations at the nanoscale that overcome previous limitations.

Journal: Nature Water

Argonne’s South Side STEM Opportunity Landscape Project dedicated to STEM equity wins Societal Impact Award

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Grant and Award Announcement

The Argonne in Chicago South Side STEM Opportunity Landscape Project was awarded the Societal Impact Award by the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) for its commitment to advancing equity and opportunity in STEM education and careers across underserved communities.

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