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Tollway, Argonne Lab to work on green projects
TribLocal - Downers Grove » NewsDOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Tollway and Argonne National Laboratory have announced a three-year partnership to study and develop energy-efficient technologies. Argonne scientists …... -
Wacky machine wins trip to nationals
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsA team of Maine South students is headed to the national competition after winning a regional contest for having the wackiest, most complex machine that …... -
Breakthrough in Coverting Heat Waste to Electricity
TribLocal - EvanstonEVANSTON, Ill. — Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating …... -
Cold cure? Argonne's shedding light
Tribune staff reporterA chill in the air this time of year seems to bring that all-too-familiar scratch in the throat and tickle in the nose, and that's what makes the work two scientists achieved at Argonne National Laboratory a little timely, a little intriguing and a little...Tags: Biology, Health, Common Cold, Science and Technology, Nose
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Ask Tom Why: I was wondering where the 1976 Lemont tornado started and ended?
Dear Tom, I was wondering where the 1976 Lemont tornado started and ended? —Jayson from Darien Dear Jayson, The Lemont tornado occurred June 13, 1976, on a stifling hot Sunday afternoon when a violent thunderstorm developed as a cooling lake...Tags: Tornadoes
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Albert V. Crewe dies at 82; physics professor captured first image of an atom
Albert V. Crewe, a physics professor who captured the first image of a single atom and later obtained the first images of atoms in motion, has died. He was 82.
A former director of Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Crewe died Nov. 18 of...Tags: University of Chicago, Applied Physics, Colleges and Universities, New York City, Science and Technology
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Will Lithium-Air Battery Be the Silver Bullet?
KickingTiresCurrently, the lithium-ion battery is the most effective battery composition and the one being deployed by automakers in the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. It provides the most energy while taking the least amount of space. However,...Tags: Science and Technology, Automotive Equipment, IBM, The New York Times, Vehicles
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Your Tax Dollars at Work: Argonne Lab's Diesel Research
KickingTiresThe U.S. Department of Energy???s Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago is synonymous with the rise of nuclear power in the last century, but it's currently improving a technology that could already be sitting in your garage: the diesel engine......Tags: Science and Technology, Nuclear Power, Automotive Equipment, Diesel Fuel, Ford
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, December 2006
Staff reporterWe name the best (and worst) books of 2006 with Ron Grossman, top features writer for the Chicago Tribune, and Joe Morris, a frequent guest on Extension 720 and a partner in the Morris and De La Rosa law firm. (12/27/06) Books of the Year (75:29) Four...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Arts and Culture, Terrorism
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One Fine Day: Palos and La Grange
Metromix.comI consider myself an outdoorsy kind of guy -- kinda sporty and rugged. Which is complete fiction these days. My second child is 8 months old, we recently bought a house, my main outlet for being sporty and rugged lately is browsing sporty stuff at...Tags: Family, Chicago, Bars and Clubs, La Grange, Transportation
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Alternative energy cars for the future
WGN-TV Reporter25-miles Southwest of Chicago, at Argonne National Laboratory...research engineers are figuring out what kind of car you'll likely be driving soon. "So that's the future. That' a plug-in hybrid." Argonne's Advanced Powertrain Research Facility is part...Tags: Toyota, Science and Technology, Honda, Ford, Vehicles
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Start-up wires money using wireless phone
People use mobile phones to take photos, play music and send text messages, and maybe soon to send money to relatives abroad. That's the goal of a start-up company based in Rolling Meadows called aKos Technology Corp. and its founder, Daniel Csoka. By...Tags: Education, California, Science and Technology, Banking, Entertainment
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