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Honorees represent experiments, computational modeling, and educational/outreach efforts in nuclear and particle physics

June 9, 2021 -- Understanding the physical behavior inside an operating nuclear reactor can be done only with simulations on a supercomputer due to the

 E-Mail IMAGE: Illustration of the aerodynamic levitation process for studying refractory oxides at their melting points at the APS. A small bead of material is buoyed by gas and heated up by... view more  Credit: (Image by Ganesh Sivaraman/Argonne National Laboratory.) Argonne scientists across several disciplines have combined forces to create a new process for testing and predicting the effects of high temperatures on refractory oxides. Cast iron melts at around 1,200 degrees Cel...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Argonne researchers used supercomputers to optimize the design of piston bowls in heavy-duty engines for Caterpillar Inc. The top designs reduced fuel consumption and soot formation, and others had potential... view more  Credit: (Image by Chao Xu/Argonne National Laboratory.) Argonne is helping Caterpillar improve efficiency and reduce emissions in their heavy-duty diesel engines. Heavy-duty diesel engines still power most large vehicles used in the construction, minin...

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne is looking at alternative supply chains for critical materials, says Cynthia Jenks, head of Argonnes circular economy initiative. Mining these materials from our nations urban sources would enhance national security. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Imagine 10 million people, each drinking a bottle of water a day and then deciding on what to do with the container. Do they throw it in the trash, toss it to the gutter or recycle it? This isnt a far-fetch...

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Six groups that included 17 scientists, engineers and other staff from the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory were recipients of the recently announced DOE 2020 Secretary of Energys Honor Awards. "The Laboratory can be very proud. The number of Argonne researchers who earned this prestigious recognition from DOE, the Secretarys Honor Awards, is more than double that of the previous year," said Argonne Director Paul Kearns. "Congrat...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Visualization of the Last Journey simulation. Shown is the large-scale structure of the universe as a thin slice through the full simulation (lower left) and zoom-ins at different levels. The... view more  Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) A massive simulation of the cosmos and a nod to the next generation of computing A team of physicists and computer scientists from the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory performed one of the fiv...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Pictorial representation of joint experimental and computational study of materials. The study utilized the Advanced Photon Source (upper panel) and Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (lower panel). The team addressed the... view more  Credit: Emmanuel Gygi, University of California, San Diego Computer simulations hold tremendous promise to accelerate the molecular engineering of green energy technologies, such as new systems for electrical energy storage and solar e...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The Argonne team of Sibendu Som, Muhsin Ameen and Saumil Patel won the Readers Choice Award for Best Use of HPC in Energy. view more  Credit: (Image by HPCwire.) HPCwire magazine recognizes two Argonne teams for outstanding achievement in their use of high performance computing. Two teams of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have won HPCwire Awards, recognizing their innovative use of high performance computing (HPC) to opt...