Argonne National Laboratory, a renowned research and development center, conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. The nation's first national laboratory brings some of the world's brightest scientists and engineers together to find new solutions to the pressing national problems in science and technology. Argonne researchers work closely with hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance American's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future.

With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC and the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Science.


Full captions:
(Front page): R&D 100-award winner Jacqueline Johnson prepares a small sample of a ceramic glass that formed the basis for radiographic imaging plates that she and her colleagues developed in order to allow doctors to obtain clearer, more-detailed mammograms.

(Inside):Image compares computer-radiography images of a skull made at various exposure levels with (left) a film-imaging system and (right) a light-sensitive phosphor-based storage medium, like that used in the new Ultra-High Resolution Mammography System. The image shows that the phosphor-based image provides better detail at all exposure levels.

Back to HCB News

More Industry Headlines