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Argonne: Turning Materials Data into AI-Powered Lab Assistants

University of Cambridge researchers are using ALCF supercomputers to develop domain-specific AI tools that aim to speed up materials discovery. Sept. 19, 2025 -- As the volume of scientific ...Full Article

DOE Announces 25 Projects Selected for ALCC Access to Argonne Supercomputers

The 2025-2026 ALCC projects will use the ALCF's Aurora and Polaris supercomputers to pursue breakthroughs in science. July 24, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Scientific ...Full Article

Argonne and Partners Celebrate Aurora’s Impact on Science with AI and Exascale Power

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate its new Aurora exascale computer, marking a major milestone for AI-powered science. ...Full Article

Argonne’s Virtual Models Pave the Way for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

LEMONT, Ill., May 30, 2025 -- Digital twins are virtual replicas of real-world systems, offering transformative potential across various fields. At the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, ...Full Article

Argonne Leverages AI and Supercomputing to Advance Cancer Research

LEMONT, Ill., April 22, 2025 -- Discovering new drugs to treat cancer and predicting how tumors will respond to them remain key challenges in the fight against the disease. At ...Full Article

Argonne Releases Aurora Exascale Supercomputer to Researchers

Jan. 28, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has released its Aurora exascale supercomputer to researchers across the world, heralding a new era of computing-driven ...Full Article

Argonne’s Rick Stevens on Energy, AI, and a New Kind of Science

The world is currently experiencing two of the largest societal upheavals since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. One is the rapid improvement and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) ...Full Article

Aurora Proves AI Supremacy, Snags Top AI Spot from Frontier

As of the 63rd edition of the TOP500, the Aurora supercomputer out of Argonne National Laboratory has officially broken the exascale barrier with an HPL score of 1.012 exaflops. ...Full Article

Government Labs Give Enterprises a Supercomputing Boost

International conglomerates, tech startups, and SMBs can tap into the federal government's investments in supercomputers and expertise through a series of programs operated by several of the nation's leading ...Full Article