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2026-09-22An Argonne agent translates interatomic-potential equations straight into working LAMMPS simulation codeLevel 3 · Checked against existing evidence

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2026-10-08DOE picks four national-lab projects to build shared robotics testbeds for autonomous science: $30M in all, $2M of it in fiscal 2026Policy
2026-07-22NSF puts $20M into PoLARIS, a robot-run soft-materials lab at UChicago and Argonne that outside researchers will run from their own desksOrganizations

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Ian FosterSenior scientist and Argonne Distinguished Fellow; director, Data Science and Learning Division2026-07-22 NSF puts $20M into PoLARIS, a robot-run soft-materials lab at UChicago and Argonne that outside researchers will run from their own desks

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