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New institute bonds UIC and Argonne National Laboratory
The institute will advance scientific knowledge and train a diverse generation of future pioneers in clean energy, computing, urban development and other critical areas.
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Workshop: ALCF Intro to AI-driven Science on Supercomputers
This fall, the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility will host a 7-week virtual training series to teach undergraduates and graduates the fundamentals of applying world-class supercomputers to advance the use of AI for research.…
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Inventing the next generation of batteries
UIC is part of a new national Department of Energy hub led by Argonne identifying alternatives to lithium and building out the workforce pipeline in energy science.
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Break Through Tech Chicago expands with semester-long consultancy
Break Through Tech Chicago has connected hundreds of UIC students to more than two dozen organizations, including Argonne National Laboratory.
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UIC physicists find hidden flaw in century-old, common chemical extraction technique
The discovery, made with experiments at UIC and Argonne, could improve many industrial processes.
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Researchers generate a carbon capture breakthrough using AI, physics and supercomputers
A collaboration between UIC and Argonne harnesses artificial intelligence to find promising new materials.
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Department of Energy ‘Earthshot’ grants fund UIC research on green tech advances
Researchers with UIC-Argonne co-appointments work toward carbon capture, hydrogen fuel and cleaner steelmaking.
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Bidding adieu to sticky ice, but with a grain of salt
Experiments by UIC and Argonne scientists find that impure ice is less sticky than ice made with pure water.
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UIC scientists contribute to first X-ray of single atom
A multi-institutional team set a new standard for X-rays on the microscopic level, using the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne.