2002 Argonne News Releases

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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...