April 5, 2024

Model Suggests How Ancient RNA May Have Gained Self-Cutting Ability Essential for Life

Random bond breakage led to more copies that broke, meaning that molecules capable of self-cleavage would have been favored by evolution.

April 5, 2024

Shedding Light on Sea Creatures’ Secrets

A nanoscale look at how shells and coral form revealed a mineral that, until now, had never been seen in living organisms.

April 5, 2024

From California Dreams to the APS Beamlines, Grace Avellar Supports the APS Upgrade

Mechanical engineering specialist Grace Avellar oversees the successful installation & tracking of components for beamlines as part of the APS Upgrade

April 4, 2024

New AI Model Is a Leap for Autonomous Materials Science

The AI model, developed at PNNL, can identify patterns in electron microscope images of materials without requiring human intervention.

April 4, 2024

Contributing to Community Standards for AI Security, Privacy

Sean Oesch, a leader in cyber technologies, contributed to the OWASP AI Security & Privacy Guide to inform global AI security standards & regulations.

April 4, 2024

Argonne’s Ilke Arslan Named Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America

Arslan is the director of the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) and the Nanoscience and Technology division at Argonne National Laboratory.

April 3, 2024

Inventors, Creators and Entrepreneurs Honored at 2024 Inventor Recognition Ceremony

Fermilab inventors were recognized for their inventions and novel ideas at the 2024 Inventor Recognition Ceremony for 12 new patents issued in 2023.

April 3, 2024

Putting a New Spin on 1T Phase Tantalum Disulfide

With a better understanding of 1T-TaS2’s electronic states, this material may play a role in data storage, quantum computing, and superconductivity.

April 3, 2024

Argonne Hosts See Yourself in STEAM Event for Students from Groups Underrepresented in STEM

Argonne employees came together at a U/STEAM event to build Chicago students’ interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

April 2, 2024

SLAC Technology Designed to Detect Dark Matter Could Lead to a Better Understanding of Galaxy Evolution

Sensors designed and created at SLAC could help a proposed satellite mission map the X-ray emissions of galaxies with unprecedented precision.