CRI’s call for applications to Cohort 8 encourages innovations in sustainable energy production and use and in materials and process innovations that can leverage the expertise and tools at Argonne National Laboratory. Application responsiveness is judged based on the fit with Argonne’s resources and expertise, technology potential, and innovator merit. Areas of note that are responsive to this call include but are not limited to: advanced materials, improving manufacturing efficiency, industrial decarbonization, carbon capture and sequestration, lowering building carbon and energy footprints, slar energy, quantum computing, energy storage for supporting the electric grid and other as determined by CRI and U.S. Department of Energy. Additionally, concepts that integrate or leverage AI and machine learning as tools for innovation are encouraged. CRI continues to encourage and seek innovations in advanced materials and manufacturing that support the advancement of sustainable energy.