New York City–based autonomous material-science discovery firm Radical AI, founded in 2024, aims to accelerate materials R&D with the integration of AI, engineering and materials science in its self-driving lab. Its lab can create and characterize more than 25 alloys in a single day. The company’s AI system screens billions of material compositions to predict…
An easier way to separate rare earth elements
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have revealed the molecular movement of lanthanide separation, an essential step in rare earth element extraction. Their study was published in Chemical Science. The team studied lanthanides, a rare earth element with a wide variety of uses, from TV screens to oil refining. The DOE…
Winners unveiled for 2025 R&D 100 Special Recognition categories
Winners unveiled for 2025 R&D 100 Special Recognition categories Medalists are listed below by category. Each entry shows the primary submitting organization followed by any co-developing organizations. The Medalists in the 2025 R&D 100 Awards Special Recognition categories have been announced by R&D World. This year’s esteemed judging panel included 54 well-respected industry professionals from…
The 2025 R&D 100 Finalists are here
A total of 158 Finalists for the 2025 R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World. Now in its 63rd year, this renowned global science and innovation competition drew entries from 13 countries/regions. This year’s esteemed judging panel featured 54 respected industry professionals from across the globe. The Finalists are listed below by category,…
Argonne to oversee two microelectronics projects under DOE initiative
Argonne National Laboratory will manage two major research projects on advanced memory systems and design approaches for microelectronic devices under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Microelectronics Science Research Centers program. These efforts aim to develop next-generation hardware and software that can handle massive data sets at exceptional speeds, essential for modern computing, telecommunications, electric…
Argonne scientists probe structure of molten plutonium oxide at extreme temperatures
The 2011 Fukushima disaster sent shockwaves through the nuclear industry, sparking a global quest for safer reactor designs. At Argonne National Laboratory, scientists are tackling this challenge head-on by exploring the extreme behavior of nuclear fuels at unimaginable temperatures. Researchers at Argonne successfully measured and analyzed the structure of molten plutonium oxide (PuO2) at temperatures…
AI takes on weather forecasting with Argonne Lab promising faster, more accurate supercomputer-powered predictions
AI is popping up in more and more contexts these days, including in weather forecasting. At Argonne National Laboratory, in a collaboration with UCLA, researchers are tapping a novel AI approach to potentially deliver more accurate forecasts at a fraction of the computational cost of traditional models. For decades, weather forecasting has relied on complex…