Materials Science Division

March 2013 - Construction approaches completion on the new Energy Sciences Building at Argonne. "The ESB will enable highly interactive scientific collaborations by bringing together in one place energy-related scientific research that is presently spread throughout the Argonne campus"
– Argonne Director Eric Isaacs

February 14, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the approval of the first bionic eye for use in the United States. The creation of this retinal prosthesis stems, in part, from DOE support for a decade of revolutionary research with Argonne National Laboratory and several other national labs, universities and companies.

February 12, 2013 — A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced findings last week that may represent a breakthrough in applications of superconductivity.
 

January 2, 2013 – Chaotic 'spin vortices' could lead to new computer memories. In science, just like in life, sometimes creating the most effective organization depends on being able to handle just a bit of chaos first. 

October 11, 2012 — Current electronic devices depend on manipulating charge. Alternative approaches may rely on not only charge but also the spin of electrons. This approach is known within scientific circles as “spintronics.” One of the significant hurdles to future spintronic devices is finding ways to manipulate the orientation of an electron spin without using magnetic fields.