Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne is a diverse research center specializing in science and engineering, where skilled scientists and engineers come together to tackle some of the most pressing challenges humanity faces. Our focus ranges from finding affordable clean energy solutions to safeguarding our environment. Established in the 1940s as part of the University of Chicago's efforts during the Manhattan Project, our mission has always been to make a significant impact on various scales—from atomic to global. We collaborate closely with universities, industries, and other national laboratories to address complex questions and conduct experiments that are too extensive for any single organization to handle alone. Through these partnerships locally and globally, we aim to uncover innovative energy solutions, create new materials one molecule at a time, and deepen our understanding of the planet, climate, and universe. Located in the Chicago area, which is home to a vast network of leading research organizations, Argonne harnesses this advantage to drive discovery and fuel innovation across a wide array of scientific fields, including high-energy physics, materials science, biology, and advanced computing.

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Breaking boundaries in biomedicine: Advanced Photon Source enables protein design

1 month ago | anl.gov | Judy Gelman Myers

| This advancement has wide applications for biomedicine and environmental protection. From growth hormones to cancer drugs, small molecules play a crucial role in our health. Monitoring them is essential to keeping us healthy; it enables physicians to calculate dosages and patients to monitor their medical conditions at home, for example. Monitoring small molecules depends on sensing where they are, and in what concentrations.
Argonne releases Aurora exascale supercomputer to researchers, enabling accelerated science

2 months ago | anl.gov | Jim Collins

| Scientists are using Aurora to drive breakthroughs in cancer research, materials discovery, energy technologies and many other fields. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has released its Aurora exascale supercomputer to researchers across the world, heralding a new era of computing-driven discoveries.
International team analyzes the universe’s first light at South Pole Telescope

Jan 9, 2025 | anl.gov | UC Davis

Roughly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled just enough to allow photons to escape from the primordial cosmological soup, an opaque cloud consisting of a plasma of electrons and nuclei. As stars and galaxies formed over the next 14 billion years, these ancient photons — the universe’s first light — continued traveling. This relic light is known as the cosmic microwave background (CMB).
AI as a Tool for Energy Abundance and Safety

Nov 25, 2024 | anl.gov | Matthew Mittelsteadt

Image source: Wired Magazine. The United States needs more energy. With our energy needs growing rapidly, especially in the computing sector, we need more efficient methods of producing, storing, and transmitting electricity. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already playing a pivotal role in making energy systems safer, more efficient, and more innovative. Here are three ways AI is on the job, tackling the energy challenge.
Argonne plays critical role in assessing small modular reactor applications to rebuild a clean economy in post-war Ukraine

Nov 18, 2024 | anl.gov | Beth Burmahl

| Argonne scientists play key role in U.S. Department of State projects aimed at rebuilding Ukraine’s post-war clean economy. Building on a decades-long partnership, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play a leading role in planning and rebuilding the nuclear-generated clean energy infrastructure in post-war Ukraine.
What a Particle Accelerator Revealed in Solid-State Batteries

Nov 18, 2024 | anl.gov | Shannon Cuthrell

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is testing a solid-state battery formulation by running it through a high-energy particle accelerator to reveal potential failure mechanisms. These insights will inform the development of longer-lasting sodium electrolytes to support the renewable energy transition. ORNL’s battery transfers sodium ions through a compact solid electrolyte, unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries that store and discharge energy with a liquid or gel electrolyte.
Argonne National Laboratory team to study causes of flooding in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood

Oct 23, 2024 | anl.gov | Tara Molina

CHICAGO (CBS) -- When it rains in Chicago, it floods specifically in the South Side's Chatham neighborhood. To find out why, a team of national researchers is kicking off a special project. CBS News Chicago spent the day with those researchers and the community leaders with whom they're partnering to learn more. The Chatham neighborhood saw intense flooding the last time there was major rain in the city—and some homes had a few feet of water in their basements.
Argonne partners with Constellation to create tool ensuring equal access to all clean energy initiatives

Oct 23, 2024 | anl.gov | Beth Burmahl

|Argonne to build framework for Constellation to help determine the impact of clean energy projects on the communities it serves. The tool will help evaluate equity in clean energy projects and guide future decisions. To ensure no one is left behind in the clean energy transition, planning initiatives from a social equity perspective is critical.
Argonne materials scientist Mercouri Kanatzidis wins award from American Chemical Society for Chemistry of Materials

Oct 21, 2024 | anl.gov | Jared Sagoff

|Kanatzidis also had mineral, kanatzidisite, named in his honor last year. Mercouri Kanatzidis, a materials scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and professor at Northwestern University, will receive the 2025 ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials from the American Chemical Society, the nation’s leading professional organization of chemists. The award “recognizes and encourages creative work in the chemistry of materials,” according to the citation.
As Climate Change Impacts Weather, Project Aims to Reduce Flooding in Chatham Neighborhood

Oct 16, 2024 | anl.gov | Shelby Hawkins

Climate change isn’t just creating stronger hurricanes and melting polar ice caps, it’s also increasing urban flooding here in Chicago with neighborhoods like Chatham bearing the brunt of this phenomenon. The South Side community experiences a large amount of flooding made greater than its counterparts on the North Side because of a lack of preventative infrastructure, which can cause significant damage to homes and businesses.