alpha-En Corporation announced it has entered into a collaborative agreement with Argonne National Laboratory, of the U.S. Department of Energy, to optimize alpha-En's technology and further the Company's efforts to expedite commercialization. Argonne works closely with the country's leading private and public companies, universities, and government agencies to help them advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. Argonne's Materials Engineering Research Facility specializes in working with manufacturers to advance processes, such as those used to scale up materials with higher yields that enable more efficient and economical production of next-generation technologies.