Press Coverage
April 20, 2009 -- SAE International
Parallel computing enables Argonne to speed simulations
In 1995, Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, developed the Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) as an industry-standard tool to help automotive engineers analyze advanced powertrain configurations. Since making the product widely available in 2003, the use of PSAT for analysis and simulation has expanded worldwide to more than 120 companies and 600 users.
March 31, 2009 -- Chicago Tonight
Argonne Labs: Nation's Oldest Laboratory
Video: The Obama adminstration is placing an emphasis on technology and the nation's oldest laboratory is reaping the rewards. Eric Isaacs, the new head of Argonne National Laboratory, tells more about his goals for the lab's future. Isaacs also answers transportation-related questions.
March 27, 2009 -- Technology Review
Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
A new incarnation of lithium-ion batteries based on solid polymers is in the works. Berkeley, CA-based startup Seeo, Inc. says its lithium-ion cells will be safer, longer-lasting, lighter, and cheaper than current batteries. Argonne's Khalil Amine, manager of the advanced battery technology group, is quoted.
March 19, 2009 -- SI.com
There's a green feeling in sports car racing
Tires made partially from orange peels and motor oil made from animal fat are part of the green future for sports car racing in America. Argonne National Laboratory created the rules, regulations and technical specifications for ALMS' Green Challenge competition.
March 17, 2009 -- SAE Off Highway
A look inside the combustion process
Argonne National Laboratory scientists use X-ray technology to study the detailed structure of fuel sprays. X-rays do not encounter the multiple scattering problems typical of methods that use visible light, according to Christopher Powell, Engine Research Scientist at Argonne. High-intensity beams of monochromatic X-rays generated by its Advanced Photon Source quantitatively examine sprays from injectors.
March 14, 2009 -- Green Car Congress
Argonne Devises New Variable Combustion Strategy for Hydrogen-Fueled Engines
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research have devised new variable combustion strategy for hydrogen-fueled engines using the Lab’s Modular Automotive Technology Testbed (MATT).
March 2009 -- Electrical Contractor
Plug into Opportunity
Electric vehicles are closer than ever to becoming a large-scale reality. Chevrolet’s much-hyped Volt is still on schedule for a 2010 introduction, despite the manufacturer’s financial woes. Toyota may be releasing its own plug-in hybrid (PHEV) to fleet customers later this year. With production getting in gear, attention is turning to another important question: how these new vehicles will stay charged. Argonne's Ted Bohn is quoted.
February 26, 2009 -- Southtown Star
Argonne scientists in the driver's seat for hybrid demand
Argonne, near Lemont, has been designated by the Department of Energy as the lead national laboratory for plug-in hybrid research. Ted Bohn and Don Hillebrand are quoted.
February 20, 2009 -- Science News
Catalyst knocks out a smog maker
The problem: Converting NOx to nitrogen requires a steady diet of electrons in addition to the catalyst — and oxygen tries to rob those electrons. So Chris Marshall’s team at Argonne National Laboratory, outside Chicago, hunted down an alternative to the traditional catalysts, one that could operate in the presence of the bonus oxygen.
February 16, 2009 -- Itecs Insider
DOE Awards $30 Million to Develop Technologies to Enable Industrial Use of Alternative Fuels
The U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) recently awarded a total of $30 million over 4 years for cost-shared research and development of industrial systems capable of using alternative fuels. Capstone Turbine Corporation, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, Packer Engineering, and the University of California (Irvine) will develop technologies for gas turbine operation with opportunity fuels.
February 14, 2009 -- Daily Herald
The Auto Show Goes On
In an economic climate like this one, extravaganzas like the Chicago Auto Show are more relevant than ever, industry experts say. Argonne's Don Hillebrand is quoted.
February 6, 2009 -- NewScientist
Carbon catalyst could herald cut-price fuel cells
Fuel cells have been hailed as saviours of the environment, because they can cleanly and efficiently turn hydrogen and other fuels into electricity. But so far this technology has been hobbled by the high cost of the platinum catalysts needed to make it work. Now a new type of fuel cell based on carbon nanotubes promises to be much cheaper, as well as more compact and more efficient. Argonne's Di-Jia Liu is quoted.
February 2, 2008 -- Assembly Magazine
Battery Manufacturing – Build It in the USA
Argonne and the Battery Alliance are mentioned in this article about lithium-ion batteries.
January 22, 2009 -- Christian Science Monitor
Worldwide Race to Make Better Batteries
The Battery Alliance's Jim Greenberger and Argonne's Jim Miller are quoted in this article about the hunt for the "perfect battery."
Last updated: March 19, 2009
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