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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 Celsius. Stainless steel melts at around 1,520 degrees Celsius. If you want to shape these materials ...

 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, mining and transportation industries in the United States. Engineers are working to improve the fuel eff...

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne is looking at alternative supply chains for critical materials, says Cynthia Jenks, head of Argonne's circular economy initiative. Mining these materials from our nation's 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 isn't a far-fetched scenario. In fact, U.S. consumers purchased nearly 50 billion water bottles in 2018, or about ...