Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Augmented reality software and high-tech hardware well-known to video gamers may help bridge the gap between nuclear energy – an industry undergoing a renaissance – and its need for a skilled workforce.
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory’s Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) facility are testing computing-enabled hardhats, virtual joysticks and more to attract and retain workers committed to clean, green nuclear energy and its potential to decarbonize the U.S. economy.
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Augmented reality software and high-tech hardware well-known to video gamers may help bridge the gap between nuclear energy – an industry undergoing a renaissance – and its need for a skilled workforce.
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory’s Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) facility are testing computing-enabled hardhats, virtual joysticks and more to attract and retain workers committed to clean, green nuclear energy and its potential to decarbonize the U.S. economy.
Find out more about Argonne's METL facility ►► anl.gov/nse/mechanisms-engineering-test-loop-facility
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Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation’s first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America’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 for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit the Office of Science website.
