Pressroom

December 18, 2012
Four Argonne physicists named APS fellows

December 10, 2012
Bubble study could improve industrial splash control

December 5, 2012
Inside the Advanced Photon Source

December 6, 2012
Chemical link for hearing and balance found that could aid deafness and vertigo treatments

December 2, 2012
Argonne marks 70th anniversary of first man-made nuclear chain reaction

November 30, 2012
Department of Energy awards up to $120 million for battery hub to Argonne-led group

November 15, 2012
Inside the Advanced Photon Source

October 31, 2012
New nano trap protects environment

October 19, 2012
Chasing a common cold virus

October 19, 2012
The minimal microbe

September 27, 2012
Songs in the key of sea

September 17, 2012
Dark energy: Q&A with Steve Kuhlmann

September 12, 2012
No magic show: Real-world levitation to inspire better pharmaceuticals

September 11, 2012
Finding a palate for the science palette

eptember 5, 2012
New boriding technique coats metal workpieces in minutes

August 30, 2012
Turning up the heat: Argonne’s thermal cell facility puts vehicles to the test

August 27, 2012
Sterling science: Strain in silver nanoparticles creates unusual “twinning”

August 21, 2012
The research bench meets industry: New facility scales up production of battery materials

August 20, 2012
Scientists create new diamond-denting carbon

August 15, 2012
UChicago Awards $375,000 to Fermilab-University collaborators

August 9, 2012
U.S. Department of Energy student internships foster scientific and self-discovery

August 3, 2012
Award-winning technology provides a breakthrough in particle physics

August 2, 2012
Biofuels: Anywhere, anytime

July 27, 2012
Off to a good start: ArgonneŐs rising stars in battery research shine

July 18, 2012
The long, winding road to advanced batteries for electric cars

July 17, 2012
Determining optimal design and operation of mixed-device energy systems

July 9, 2012
Biochips to investigate cattle disease win entrepreneurial challenge

June 27, 2012
X-ray technology spotlights new way to contain mercury contamination, protect fish

June 22, 2012
Nuclear fuel recycling could offer plentiful energy

June 13, 2012
Catching some rays: Organic solar cells make a leap forward

June 8, 2012
New nanomaterials method answers tough challenges

June 6, 2012
New program puts high school students in role of scientists

May 21, 2012
Scientists uncover a photosynthetic puzzle

May 29, 2012
Grid realities cancel out some of wind power’s carbon savings

May 16, 2012
Joint initiative expands focus to materials design

May 15, 2012
Scholars, scientists explore cosmos and culture at Adler Planetarium event

May 14, 2012
Argonne, Universities partner to design advanced materials

May 10, 2012
Four Argonne National Laboratory scientists receive Early Career Research Program awards

May 2, 2012
Untangling the mysteries of spider silk

April 24, 2012
How heroin works: Imaging opioid receptors in the brain

April 18, 2012
New institute to tackle "data tsunami" challenge

April 16, 2012
Predicting the microbial “weather”

April 2, 2012
New isotope measurement could alter history of early solar system

March 29, 2012
NArgonne named a "Best Place" for postdocs to work

March 20, 2012
New public lecture series coming to Argonne

March 12, 2012
Diamond brightens the performance of electronic devices

March 1, 2012
New picture of atomic nucleus emerges

February 20, 2012
Big, bad bacterium is an "iron pirate"

February 17, 2012
Maine South High School wins wackiest machine to pop balloons in 17th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

February 9, 2012
Small modular reactor design could be a 'SUPERSTAR'

February 6, 2012
Three new members join Argonne Board of Governors

February 2, 2012
A 'natural' solution for transportation

January 30, 2012
Hispanic/Latino club wins first WIST Diversity Award

January 27, 2012
Disappearing gold a boon for nanolattices

January 24, 2012
Argonne's Snir honored as one of HPCwire's "People to Watch" in 2012

January 11, 2012
Battery, heal thyself: Inventing self-repairing batteries

December 14, 2011
7 things you may not know about catalysis

December 08, 2011
Making molecular hydrogen more efficiently

December 06, 2011
Accelerator scientist Gluskin elected AAAS Fellow

December 05, 2011
Argonne X-ray scientist elected fellow of the American Physical Society

November 30, 2011
Unlocking algal secrets may help clean up radioactive isotopes

November 29, 2011
Argonne's Barry Smith and Lois Curfman McInnes Win E.O. Lawrence Award

November 21, 2011
Materials scientists watch electrons "melt"

November 15, 2011
From the infinitesimal to the galactic: Mira gives scientists a new window to the world

November 9, 2011
Earth Microbiome Project to catalogue world’s microbes

November 7, 2011
Science to be featured at Chicago Humanities Festival

November 3, 2011
Two Argonne scientists elected Materials Research Society officers

November 2, 2011
Batteries get a quick charge with new anode technology

October 31, 2011
Forecasting the fallout from natural disasters

October 20, 2011
Chicago Awards $600,000 to Argonne-University collaborators

October 19, 2011
Miniaturizing nuclear recycling experiments

October 17, 2011
Argonne awarded $1.9 million for hydropower study

October 12, 2011
Cloud computing and Argonne program help decode German E. coli strain

October 10, 2011
Argonne team helps map Fukushima radiation release

October 5, 2011
Argonne, Western Lithium to develop lithium carbonate for multiple battery applications

September 20, 2011
Krypton-81 isotope can help map underground waterways

September 19, 2011
Powering wind energy with superconductivity

September 19, 2011
A new way to go from nanoparticles to supraparticles

September 15, 2011
Argonne patents technology that increases safety of Li-ion batteries

September 15, 2011
Decoding the proteins behind drug-resistant superbugs

September 13, 2011
WBEZ's Clever Apes tours the University of Chicago's Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory

September 13, 2011
New materials engineering labs see early success

September 7, 2011
City of Chicago won't sweat the flu with Argonne's help

August 30, 2011
New knowledgebase will enable energy and environmental innovations

August 30, 2011
Argonne breaks ground on $34.5M research facility

August 26, 2011
Showcasing award-winning scientific visualizations

August 18, 2011
Argonne nanoscientists invent better etching technique

August 15, 2011
Argonne-pioneered X-ray lens to aid nanomaterials research

August 10, 2011
Anonymous gifts support new professorships in Institute for Molecular Engineering

July 28, 2011
Nobel Prize-winning physicist honored with U.S. postage stamp

July 22, 2011
Tribal schools create their own biodiesel to win energy challenge

July 19, 2011
Argonne scientist elected vice chair of American Physical Society division

July 14, 2011
Lilly and Argonne National Laboratory Announce $2 Million Upgrade to Lilly's Beamline Capabilities

July 13, 2011
Diagnosing advanced batteries for a longer life

July 8, 2011
Plutonium tricks cells by "pretending" to be iron

July 7, 2011
Getting to know bacteria with "multiple personalities"

June 29, 2011
Argonne electrifies energy storage research

June 22, 2011
Argonne wins four 'Oscars of Innovation' from R&D Magazine

June 20, 2011
Battery research gets extra juice with research center

June 14, 2011
Argonne physicist receives 2011 Innovator Award

June 13, 2011
Five Myths about Diesel Engines

June 10, 2011
Argonne physicist Fenter wins Warren Award for X-ray diffraction studies

June 3, 2011
Chu, Durbin break ground for new Energy Sciences Building

June 1, 2011
New inorganic semiconductor layers hold promise for solar energy

June 1, 2011
Hakizumwami Birali Runesha appointed Director of Research Computing

May 25, 2011
Putting the 'fuel' in biofuels

May 20, 2011
Argonne scientists win four Early Career Research Awards

May 18, 2011
Nanoparticles help scientists harvest light with solar fuels

May 17, 2011
Peter Littlewood named associate laboratory director at Argonne

May 11, 2011
Argonne researchers develop new tool for climatological dating

May 4, 2011
Combining gas and diesel engines could yield best of both worlds

May 3, 2011
Illinois Tollway and Argonne National Laboratory launch fleet vehicle study

April 21, 2011
Argonne highlights green research in honor of Earth Day

April 13, 2011
Blood vessel simulation probes secrets of brain

April 11, 2011
Model Fuel Cell Car Competition: Fueling future scientists and engineers

April 8, 2011
The magnetism—and mystery—of superconductors

April 7, 2011
Argonne's annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference

April 1, 2011
Argonne Researcher named top-5 materials scientist of 2000s

March 31, 2011
Argonne's CARIBU facility opens to study rare nuclei

March 24, 2011
Key staph enzyme decoded at the Advanced Photon Source

March 17, 2011
Argonne, Nalco strike licensing deal on resin wafer technology

March 16, 2011
Scientists use light to join nanoparticles into new materials

February 7, 2011
New, balanced approach calculates lifetime solar energy cost

February 1, 2011
"Digital tools broaden study of humanities"

January 26, 2011
Argonne, Envia strike deal to license advanced battery technology

January 25, 2011
"Lessons from the Grid: An Interview with Argonne's Kate Keahey"

January 6, 2011
LG Chem, Argonne sign licensing deal to make, commercialize advanced battery material

January 6, 2011
GM, Argonne sign licensing deal for advanced battery chemistry

December 7, 2010
Molecular beam epitaxy facility to design custom materials for scientists

December 3, 2010
Argonne to hold annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

November 30, 2010
Argonne scientists awarded supercomputing time to enable scientific breakthroughs

November 21, 2010
New Globus Online service to use the grid for high-performance file transfer

November 19, 2010
New institute to tackle exascale computing

November 18, 2010
Physicians, scientists, divinity scholars examine ethics in science at second joint speaker series event

November 17, 2010
DNA can act like Velcro for nanoparticles

November 15, 2010
Molecular "stencils" open up new possibilities for solar energy

November 10, 2010
DNA repair protein caught in act of molecular theft

November 9, 2010
Two Argonne researchers receive Presidential honors

October 26, 2010
The Security Fallacy: Seven myths about physical security

October 25, 2010
Beagle supercomputer has landed in Chicago

October 19, 2010
Green goal: Argonne wins federal award for energy savings

October 19, 2010
Feature: Argonne launches new tool to help auto industry reduce costs

October 13, 2010
Argonne scientists watch the birth of nanoparticles for the first time

October 13, 2010
Argonne Distinguished Fellow receives Buckley Prize for physics research

October 8, 2010
Feature: Argonne cleans contaminated Kansas site by feeding bacteria

September 30, 2010
Argonne receives $31 million for pathogen protein studies

September 29, 2010
Feature: BuildingIQ makes Argonne smarter about energy management

September 28, 2010
New technique allows 3-D visualization of quantum property

September 17, 2010
New clean energy ecosystem to include UChicago, Argonne

September 10, 2010
NIH grant to fund new research technology targeting human gut bacteria

September 3, 2010
LCLS comes online, with some help from Argonne

September 1, 2010
APS helps answer key questions about common cold virus

August 31, 2010
Supercomputing brings the climate picture into focus

August 6, 2010
UChicago, Argonne scientists named American Chemical Society fellows

August 3, 2010
Crucial building reclassified after extensive waste removal

July 28, 2010
DOE awards Argonne projects 200 million hours of supercomputer time

July 14, 2010
Earth science study at Argonne intensifies

July 8, 2010
Argonne wins two R&D 100 awards for breakthroughs

July 7, 2010
Feature: Ethanol-fueled racecars outrun conventional speedsters

June 29, 2010
Mileage markers: Argonne researchers recharge plug-in vehicle standards

June 18, 2010
Feature: Over two billion hours served - Using Argonne's supercomputer to drive discovery and innovation

June 15, 2010
Gold nanoparticles create visible-light catalysis in nanowires

May 17, 2010
Nano level collaboration yields big results

May 15, 2010
Jobless women land Argonne jobs with govt. help

May 4, 2010
UChicagoTech to showcase regional technology at BIO International Convention

May 3, 2010
Upgrade to Advanced Photon Source announced by DOE

April 27, 2010
Argonne hires new employees with ARRA funds

April 7, 2010
Pull-chain 'polymer' solves puzzle of complex molecular packing

April 7, 2010
Lab leadership takes center stage
Meet the people whose jobs are funded with stimulus dollars

March 25, 2010
Argonne helps the grid get smart

March 23, 2010
Biochip technology reveals "fingerprints" of biochemical threats

March 18, 2010
Argonne scientists seek natural remediation for uranium-rich sites

March 15, 2010
Maine South High School wins 15th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest

February 25, 2010
New material traps radioactive ions using "Venus flytrap" method

February 10, 2010
Argonne scientists discover novel materials approach to fighting cancer

February 9, 2010
Argonne/UChicago scientists awarded supercomputing time to accelerate discoveries

February 9, 2010
Scientists explore the future of high-energy physics

February 4, 2010
UChicago-sponsored research funding jumps 11% in FY'09

January 29, 2010
Arete Initiative draws faculty from across disciplines to examine big problems

January 8, 2010
Tracey Quinn Appointed Assistant Vice President for National Laboratories

December 31, 2009
At Argonne Lab, a Shift From Radioactivity to Supercomputers

December 8, 2009
Argonne, University of Chicago scientists chase deadly MRSA bacteria with new models

November 23, 2009
University seed grants spur collaboration with Argonne and Fermilab, spark DOE support

November 23, 2009
UChicago Awards $419,000 to Argonne-University collaborators

October 21, 2009
Seeds of collaboration among academic and government labs in Chicago

September 21, 2009
Sustainable energy will require national focus on innovation, Argonne director says in DC

August 27, 2009
$30 million grant to enhance world’s largest open computing network

August 4, 2009
Argonne to showcase science and technology at community open house

July 23, 2009
Ian Foster reappointed Director of Computation Institute

July 20, 2009
University announces continuation of Argonne–University seed grant program

July 17, 2009
Structure of crucial anthrax protein revealed

July 15, 2009
UChicago Argonne, LLC honors Argonne scientists, employees with awards

July 14, 2009
Researchers image crucial anthrax protein

June 18, 2009
Argonne, UChicago scientists reach milestone in study of emergent magnetism

June 3, 2009
Argonne's lithium-ion battery technology to be commercialized by BASF

April 24, 2009
Dynes, Karsner and Wright join Board of Governors for Argonne

March 31, 2009
Argonne National Laboratory gets $99 million

March 31, 2009
Watch Argonne Director-Designate Eric Isaacs’ interview on Chicago Tonight

March 24, 2009
U.S. gives two Chicago-area labs $48 million

March 11, 2009
Eric Isaacs named director of Argonne National Laboratory

February 23, 2009
Argonne named a 'Best Place' to work for postdocs

February 20, 2009
MacArthur Foundation awards planning grant to improve decision-making in energy policy

February 13, 2009
Neural modeling helps expose epilepsy's triggers

January 20, 2009
Nation's largest science meeting comes to Chicago Feb. 12-16

January 8, 2009
Faculty members, lab scientists named AAAS fellows

November 12, 2008
Hope for heart attack victims, surgery patients

August 8, 2008
Research at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source shows oxygen changes form dramatically under pressure

August 5, 2008
Computation Institute to bulk up data analysis capability with $1.5 million grant

July 28, 2008
UC-A LLC hopes to land rare-isotope beam facility

July 18, 2008
Argonne, University of Chicago researchers pursue grasses as Earth-friendly biofuel

July 3, 2008
Crain's Chicago Business: Argonne project would add 100s of jobs

July 3, 2008
New York Times: New Money Prevents Layoffs at Fermilab

July 2, 2008
Video: Fermilab celebrates passage of supplemental funding bill

March 18, 2008
Scientific American: Science and America's Future

March 10, 2008
Argonne chief to address impact of science funding cuts

February 21, 2008
Chicago Chronicle: Zimmer, other leaders advocate for basic science research

January 22, 2008
Alternative Energy Shines in Polsky Spotlight

November 13, 2007
300,000 awarded for Joint University-Argonne Strategic Collaborative Initiative Research Projects

November 13, 2007
Science Policy Council holds first Fermilab meeting

July 31, 2006
University of Chicago's new team to manage Argonne National Laboratory