2002 Argonne News Releases
Artificial retina in sight at Argonne
ARGONNE, Ill. (Dec. 11, 2002) – Currently there is no cure for the degenerative
retinal diseases that have caused hundreds of thousands of Americans
to lose their sight. However, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's
Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with four other national
laboratories, two universities and a private company, are moving one
step closer to developing an artificial retina that may restore sight
to people who have been blinded by these hereditary diseases. More...
Argonne opens new facility for advanced vehicle testing
ARGONNE, Ill. (Nov. 15, 2002) – North America's only independent testing
facility for engines, fuel cells, electric drives and energy storage
is open for business at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory. More...
Argonne seeks promising young scientists for new fellowship program
ARGONNE, Ill. (Nov. 14, 2002) – In an effort to encourage the development
of young researchers with promising careers, the U.S. Department of Energy's
Argonne National Laboratory has initiated a program of named postdoctoral
fellowships. More...
Argonne researchers study challenges of bioreduction
ARGONNE, Ill. (Nov. 14, 2002) – Researchers at the U.S. Department of
Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered that using bacteria
to remediate uranium-contaminated groundwater may not be as simple as
originally thought. Their work was reported in a recent issue of Nature . More...
Star search made easier with Argonne tool
ARGONNE, Ill. (Nov. 8, 2002) – Analyzing the billions and billions of
data collected from digital sky surveys has been an overwhelming task
for scientists, but researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne
National Laboratory and the University of Chicago are conquering it. More...
UK researcher named distinguished scholar at Argonne
ARGONNE, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2002) – Researcher Alison Tomlin has been named
Maria Goeppert Mayer Distinguished Scholar for fiscal year 2003 at the
U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. More...
'Globus Toolkit' wins special honors at R&D 100 Award ceremony
ARGONNE, Ill. (Oct. 18, 2002) – The Globus Toolkit, high-performance
computing technology developed at Argonne and the University of Southern
California, was chosen the best of the best at the annual "R&D 100
Awards" presentation Oct. 16. More...
1st 'Young Scientist Day' to let students meet, learn
ARGONNE, Ill. (Oct. 16, 2002) – The next generation of scientists will
be the focus of attention Thursday, Oct. 24 at the inaugural Young Scientist
Day at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. The
event begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration, and the opening remarks
are at 9 a.m. More...
Argonne contest challenges students to explain X-rays
ARGONNE, Ill. (Oct. 14, 2002) – The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne
National Laboratory is challenging high school students to design interactive
exhibits that demonstrate the scientific principles of synchrotron X-ray
science. The best designs will be used for displays at the Advanced Photon
Source at Argonne. More...
Nano technology leads to big changes in DNA research
ARGONNE, Ill. (Oct. 04, 2002) – New gene therapy procedures, DNA-based
sensors, and other medical applications may be possible using a new method
developed to initiate and control chemical reactions on DNA strands by
the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. More...
'Ice slurry' heart treatment gets $4 million boost
ARGONNE, Ill. (Sept. 13, 2002) - A promising new approach to saving
cardiac arrest victims – injecting them with ice slurry – is being expanded
under a new five-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes
of Health to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Emergency Resuscitation Research
Center. More...
Argonne scientists honored for fuel injector spray research
ARGONNE, Ill. (Sept. 5, 2002) - Groundbreaking research in the use of
X-ray beams to analyze diesel fuel injector sprays has earned a U.S.
Department of Energy award for a team of Argonne National Laboratory
scientists. Their work may lead to higher efficiency in diesel engines
that use fuel injection systems. More...
Argonne puts students, faculty on the 'FaST' track
ARGONNE, Ill. (Aug. 22, 2002) - A new program at the U.S. Department
of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is allowing college students
and their professors to work with scientists on cutting-edge research.
The goal of the Faculty and Student Teams (FaST) program is to foster
collaboration between the faculty and the laboratory scientists, as well
as provide hands-on research for students to encourage them to pursue
careers in science and technology. More...
New era for high-pressure materials research at APS
ARGONNE, Ill. (July 26, 2002) - A great boost in high-pressure research,
a fast moving field in modern science, took place today with the dedication
of the newest research facility at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne
National Laboratory. More...
Three Argonne inventions win R&D 100 Awards
ARGONNE, Ill. (July 8, 2002) - Three technologies developed or co-developed
at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are among
the winners of this year's R&D 100 awards, given annually by R&D Magazine
to the "100 most significant technical products of the year." More...
Tiny device can detect hidden nuclear weapons, materials
ARGONNE, Ill. (June 21, 2002) - A small, portable detector for finding
concealed nuclear weapons and materials has been developed by the U.S.
Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. When fully developed,
the device could assist international inspectors charged with preventing
smuggling and unauthorized use of nuclear weapons and materials. More...
Plainfield wins state championship Rube Goldberg contest for third
time
ARGONNE, Ill. (May 4, 2001) — A team of students from Plainfield High
School today won the fourth annual Illinois state championship Rube Goldberg
machine contest at the Chicago Children's Museum on Navy Pier. This is
the third consecutive year that Plainfield has won the championship. More...
Webcast for students to highlight science, technology
ARGONNE, Ill. (April 25, 2002) - Argonne research meteorologist Doug
Sisterson and other scientists from across the United States will interact
with a worldwide audience of students via a special World Wide Web broadcast
Monday, April 29, part of "Global Science and Technology Week." More...
High schools to test wacky machines at Rube Goldberg state championship
ARGONNE, Ill. (April 19, 2002) - It will be a battle of widgets, mousetraps
and ball bearings Saturday, May 4, as six Illinois high schools compete
in the fourth annual Illinois State Championship Rube Goldberg Machine
Contest. More...
Entries sought for 12th Annual Chicago Junior Solar Sprint
ARGONNE, Ill. (April 5, 2002) - Teams of young engineers are needed
to participate in the 12th Annual Chicago Junior Solar Sprint competition
to be held Saturday, May 18. More...
Kiev meeting to focus on safety of Soviet-designed reactors
ARGONNE, Ill. (March 26, 2002) - Results and lessons learned from safety
assessments of Soviet-designed nuclear power plants will be the topic
when more than 150 nuclear safety experts from 10 nations meet April
8-12 in Kiev, Ukraine. More...
Argonne helps hi-tech companies grow
ARGONNE, Ill. (March 21, 2002) — Hi-tech companies are increasingly
turning to Argonne National Laboratory's world-class research facilities
to keep their products on top of the market. And the local community
is reaping the benefits. More...
NIH Institutes sign agreement for biology research at Argonne
ARGONNE, Ill. (March 18, 2002) - An agreement to build new biological
research capabilities at Argonne National Laboratory's Advanced Photon
Source was signed today by Argonne officials and the directors of two
institutes of the National Institutes of Health. More...
Argonne to host 15th annual 'Science Careers in Search of Women' conference
ARGONNE, Ill. (Feb. 22, 2002) - High school girls from more than 60
schools throughout the Chicago area will explore career options in scientific
and technical fields at the 15th annual "Science Careers in Search of
Women" conference at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory Friday, March 8. More...
Plainfield High School wins seventh annual Rube Goldberg machine contest
ARGONNE, Ill. (Feb. 15, 2002) - Plainfield High School, Plainfield,
today won Argonne National Laboratory's seventh annual Rube Goldberg
machine contest held at Chicago Children's Museum on Navy Pier. The eight-member
team, calling itself "The Wildcats," defeated 10 other Chicago-area high
schools by building a complex machine to secure, raise and wave a national
flag. The machine had to complete its task in 20 or more steps. More...
Argonne, NEC and Bell Labs discover new antiferromagnet imaging technique
ARGONNE, Ill. (February 8, 2002) - Researchers from Bell Labs, NEC Research
Institute, Inc. and Argonne National Laboratory have created an image
of antiferromagnetism within a solid material, using a new technique
that could lead to more cost-efficient evolution of advanced magnetic
recording materials and technologies. More...
Rube Goldberg contest challenges students to wave the flag
ARGONNE, Ill. (Feb. 1, 2002) — Chicago area high school students will
put their physics, engineering and flag-waving skills to the test at
Argonne National Laboratory's seventh annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
on Friday, Feb. 15. The contest, held at Chicago Children's Museum on
Navy Pier, will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the judges reviewing machines.
The first machine will run at about 11 a.m. More...
EPA adopts Argonne computer model for environment management projects
ARGONNE, Ill. (January 29, 2002) - A new approach to solving complex
computer modeling and simulation problems, developed at the U.S. Department
of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, will help the Environmental
Protection Agency develop models for ecosystems and assess environmental
health. More...
Argonne licenses DNA sequence analysis technology to IP Genesis
ARGONNE, Ill (January 28, 2002) -- Comparative Sequence Assembly (CSA™),
a new technology for comparative DNA sequencing and analysis developed
at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, has been
licensed exclusively to IP Genesis, Inc., a company based in Houston.
IP Genesis expects to launch a CSATM sublicensing program this year,
with an aim to enable deciphering of genomic information through large-scale
application of the technology. More...
University competition to accelerate technology transfer
ARGONNE, Ill. (January 11, 2002) — The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne
National Laboratory will host a Technology Demonstration Day January
29 to open a venture development competition for university students. More...
|