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Supercharging battery research at Argonne with Aurora and the Advanced Photon Source

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By combining world-class capabilities in materials imaging at APS with powerful simulation, AI, and data analysis resources at ALCF, Argonne’s cutting-edge user facilities are helping to usher in a new era of battery innovation.

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Turning materials data into AI-powered lab assistants

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University of Cambridge researchers are using ALCF supercomputers to develop domain-specific AI tools that aim to speed up materials discovery.

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Type science
Published 03/12/2024

Argonne team demonstrates rapid cross-facility data processing

Argonne researchers Hannah Parraga (far right), Michael Prince (second from right) and Nicholas Schwarz (third from right) lead a demo at the SC23 conference on using integrated computing resources to accelerate discoveries at the Advanced Photon Source. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory)

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Published 03/12/2024

Argonne Rapid Cross-Facility Data Processing

Argonne researchers Hannah Parraga (far right), Michael Prince (second from right) and Nicholas Schwarz (third from right) lead a demo at the SC23 conference on using integrated computing resources to accelerate discoveries at the Advanced Photon Source. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory)

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Published 03/08/2024

The world’s fastest supercomputer is coming to Lemont

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Published 03/07/2024

Aurora at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont on track to be world's fastest supercomputer

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Source Energy.gov
Published 02/29/2024

Supercharging America's AI Workforce

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Published 02/27/2024

Argonne Aurora Walk About Video

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Published 02/22/2024

U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research

Argonne Senior Scientist Anil Mane holds a 300 mm silicon wafer coated by atomic layer deposition using the instrument in the background. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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Published 02/16/2024

Purdue’s Advanced Hypersonic Research Receives Major Boost from DOE Supercomputer Allocation

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Published 02/15/2024

Argonne Scientists Use AI to Identify New Materials for Carbon Capture

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Published 02/14/2024

Argonne scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture

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