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Argonne National Laboratory, located about 25 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, is a national hub of research on energy technology, materials science and biology. One of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers, Argonne also is home to one of the world's fastest supercomputers, the IBM Blue Gene/P.
Argonne traces its roots to the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, which was part of the World War Two Manhattan Project that led to creation of the first atomic bomb. The "Met Lab" at U. of C. was a center of wartime research on nuclear physics, and on Dec. 2, 1942, a group of 50 scientists led by Enrico Fermi created the world's first controlled nuclear ch...
Argonne traces its roots to the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, which was part of the World War Two Manhattan Project that led to creation of the first atomic bomb. The "Met Lab" at U. of C. was a center of wartime research on nuclear physics, and on Dec. 2, 1942, a group of 50 scientists led by Enrico Fermi created the world's first controlled nuclear ch...
Argonne National Laboratory, located about 25 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, is a national hub of research on energy technology, materials science and biology. One of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers, Argonne also is home to one of the world's fastest supercomputers, the IBM Blue Gene/P.
Argonne traces its roots to the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, which was part of the World War Two Manhattan Project that led to creation of the first atomic bomb. The "Met Lab" at U. of C. was a center of wartime research on nuclear physics, and on Dec. 2, 1942, a group of 50 scientists led by Enrico Fermi created the world's first controlled nuclear chain reaction in what had been a college squash court. The Met Lab's Chicago locations were closed after the war, but Argonne National Laboratory remained as a place where scientists could conduct collaborative research.
Today the laboratory has about 2,800 employees, including 1,000 scientists, and an annual operating budget of about $530 million. It is the site of the Advanced Photon Source, the country's most powerful X-ray machine, which allows researchers to study the molecular structure of proteins, the performance of machine parts and the physiology of living organisms.
Argonne occupies 1,500 wooded acres in DuPage County, Ill. The site also houses the U.S. Department of Energy's Chicago Operations Office.
Argonne traces its roots to the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, which was part of the World War Two Manhattan Project that led to creation of the first atomic bomb. The "Met Lab" at U. of C. was a center of wartime research on nuclear physics, and on Dec. 2, 1942, a group of 50 scientists led by Enrico Fermi created the world's first controlled nuclear chain reaction in what had been a college squash court. The Met Lab's Chicago locations were closed after the war, but Argonne National Laboratory remained as a place where scientists could conduct collaborative research.
Today the laboratory has about 2,800 employees, including 1,000 scientists, and an annual operating budget of about $530 million. It is the site of the Advanced Photon Source, the country's most powerful X-ray machine, which allows researchers to study the molecular structure of proteins, the performance of machine parts and the physiology of living organisms.
Argonne occupies 1,500 wooded acres in DuPage County, Ill. The site also houses the U.S. Department of Energy's Chicago Operations Office.
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Albert V. Crewe dies at 82; physics professor captured first image of an atom
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Alternative fuels powering fleets in Newport News, Gloucester
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Desert residents speak out about solar energy zones
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The dirt on your dollar
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Weddings & Engagements
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Chrysler Developing Engine That Burns Gasoline and Diesel
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