2009 Features Archive

Transportation Technologies Shine at Argonne's Open House

On Saturday, August 29, 2009, Argonne National Laboratory hosted 22,000 visitors at an open house, the first since 2006. Many of the guests visited the TTRDC’s Transportation Technologies tent where they could participate in more than 15 interactive exhibits, hands-on demonstrations, and engaging presentations about Argonne’s research into emerging technologies that will help make next-generation vehicles a reality. (More...)

Argonne's TTRDC Now Equipped With "X-Ray Vision"

Engineers at Argonne’s Transportation Technology Research & Development Center (TTRDC) now have another invaluable research tool at their disposal – regular access to the brightest X-ray beams in the Western Hemisphere. (More...)

Argonne’s TTRDC partners with India

With more than one billion people and one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India is becoming a significant player in the global transportation industry. To help this developing nation get a jump on energy-efficient transportation technologies, Argonne is partnering with India through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). (More...)

Argonne involved in Naperville's proposed Green Fuels Depot

Using grass clippings to power next-generation vehicles – now that’s green transportation. (More...)

Midwest Energy Summit Attendees Visit TTRDC

Regional leaders toured Argonne's Transportation Technology R&D Center during a May 13-14 visit to the laboratory for the Council on Competitiveness Midwest Energy Summit. Glenn Keller, section leader for vehicle systems, gave the group an overview of Argonne's transportation research. (More...)

Argonne to Develop Lithium-Air Battery

Argonne will begin developing world-changing lithium-air (Li-air) batteries that have the capacity to store up to five to 10 times the energy of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, or almost as much energy as a tank of gasoline of the same size. (More...)

Transportation Secretary LaHood, U.S. Rep Biggert Visit TTRDC

On April 24, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13th) visited Argonne to tour the lab’s Transportation Technology Research and Development Center (TTRDC). (More...)

Argonne, Korea's KATECH Partner on Green Technologies

Argonne’s Transportation Technology R&D Center (TTRDC) now has another international partner in its efforts to take automotive technologies to new heights. On June 16, 2009, Argonne entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), with the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary and the Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy Minister in attendance. (More...)

Air Force Fellows helping work toward smarter diesel engines

One of the three core values of the Air Force is “excellence in all we do.” So it should be no surprise that there are currently two Air Force officers here at Argonne studying ways to improve the efficiency of military vehicles. (More...)

November 2009