Argonne Accomplishments and Discoveries
As the nation's first national laboratory, Argonne National
Laboratory conducts basic and applied scientific research across
a wide spectrum of disciplines, ranging from high-energy physics
to climatology and biotechnology. Since 1990, Argonne has worked
with more than 600 companies and numerous federal agencies and
other organizations to help advance America's scientific leadership
and prepare the nation for the future.
Below are links to Web pages that describe Argonne's most significant
contributions to U.S. energy
security, economic security and national
security.
- Pyroprocessing of spent reactor fuel
- Demonstration of inherently safe nuclear reactor
- Demonstration of closed nuclear fuel cycle
- Compact reformer converts gasoline to hydrogen for fuel cells
- GREET software evaluates advanced vehicle technologies
and new fuels
- Near-Frictionless Carbon is many times slicker than Teflon
- America's first high-temperature-superconducting wire
- First town lighted by nuclear electricity
- First nuclear reactor to produce usable amounts of electricity
- Pioneering the peaceful use of nuclear energy
- Grid computing and the Globus toolkit
- Recycling automotive plastics economically and efficiently
- Ultrananocrystalline diamond films and other nanotechnologies
- Non-destructive examination technologies
- Grancrete promises low-cost housing for world's poor
- Excimer laser surgery
- Anti-Jet-Lag Diet
- Helping create the next-generation science and technology workforce
- PROTECT early-warning system for chemical and biological attacks
- Sync Matrix emergency response software
- Export control helps prevent WMD proliferation
- Biochips detect and identify toxic chemical and biological
agents
- Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
- Nuclear submarine reactor
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