Adapting natural membrane to make hydrogen fuel from water

14-Jan-2019 - A chemical reaction pathway central to plant biology have been adapted to form the backbone of a new process that converts water into hydrogen fuel using energy from the sun. In a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists have combined two ...

Study reveals structure of tuberculosis enzyme, could offer drug target

04-Nov-2015 - A team of scientists, including several from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, have determined the structures of several important tuberculosis enzymes, which could lead to new drugs for the disease. Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, has ...

X-ray analysis could boost legumes, thus reducing fertilizer pollution

26-Apr-2013 - The overuse of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture can wreak havoc on waterways, health and the environment. An international team of scientists aims to lessen the reliance on these fertilizers by helping beans and similar plants boost their nitrogen production, even in areas with traditionally ...

Upgrade to Advanced Photon Source announced by DOE: First phase of planning and development approved

05-May-2010 - Advances in energy conservation, better materials for frontier technologies and new economic engines, and breakthroughs in understanding diseases: These are just a few of the potential discoveries, both basic and applied, to be enabled by an upgrade to the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. ...

Argonne scientists use bacteria to power simple machines

Organisms turn microgears in suspended solution by swimming

18-Dec-2009 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, Evanston, have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution, providing insights for design of bio-inspired dynamically adaptive materials for energy. ...

Argonne, University of Chicago scientists develop targeted cancer treatment using nanomaterials

Nano-bio material kills cancer cells, leaves healthy cells in unharmed

21-Aug-2009 - Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic titanium dioxide nanoparticles bonded to soft biological material. Thousands of people die from ...

Researchers image crucial anthrax protein

Crystal structure could offer new therapies

16-Jul-2009 - Anthrax, long feared for its potential as a biological weapon, has lost some of its mystery. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Chicago, have determined the structure of a protein crucial to the ...

New method studies living bacteria cells

25-Oct-2004 - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have found a new way to study individual living bacteria cells and analyze their chemistry. In research published today in Science, the scientists used high-energy X-ray fluorescence measurements for mapping and chemical ...