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UrduPowerful APS X-rays are used to uncover the structure and behavior of proteins controlling tarantula muscles. These insights may help scientists better understand our own muscles.
Tag: Advanced Photon Source (APS)
The high-tech evolution of scientific computing: A slight return
To leverage emerging computing capabilities and prepare for future exascale systems, the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is expanding its scope beyond traditional simulation-based research to include data science and machine learning approaches.
New material senses neurotransmitters in the brain
Scientists have developed a new material that can sense glutamate in the brain, and may lead to new tools to combat neurological disorders.
Argonne researchers target lithium-rich materials as key to more sustainable, cost-effective, next-generation batteries
Researchers are developing new ways to advance lithium-rich batteries and using new materials for practical use, according to researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.
Filling in the blanks: How supercomputing can aid high-resolution X-ray imaging
Scientists are preparing for the increased brightness and resolution of next-generation light sources with a computing technique that reduces the need for human calculations to reconstruct images.
Promising new research identifies innovative approach for controlling defects in 3D printing
Argonne scientists use temperature data to tune — and fix — defects in 3D-printed metallic parts.
Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
University reports a new electrocatalyst that converts carbon dioxide and water into ethanol with very high energy efficiency, high selectivity for the desired final product and low cost.
Cementing the future
Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials are utilizing nano- and micro-scale imaging to better understand the chemical processes behind the formation of cement.
Argonne and Sentient Science develop game-changing computer modeling program to improve discovery and design of new materials
Researchers collaborated to create a software program to accelerate discovery and design of new materials for applications allowing for a far more comprehensive understanding of materials from atomistic to mesoscopic scale than ever before.
Redesigning lithium-ion battery anodes for better performance
In a new study, a team led by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory has made discoveries concerning a potential new, higher-capacity anode material, which would allow lithium-ion batteries to have a higher overall energy capacity.
Argonne breaks ground on new state-of-the-art beamlines for the Advanced Photon Source
In a ceremony at Argonne, leaders from the Department of Energy joined the lab in breaking ground on two new beamlines that will enable new innovations in many different scientific fields.
Advanced Photon Source Upgrade will transform the world of scientific research
It’s been almost 25 years since the APS first saw light. An $815 million upgrade is currently underway with an anticipated first light in 2023. The APS Upgrade will provide the scientific community with unprecedented new research opportunities.
Beneath the surface of our galaxy’s water worlds
Scientists have simulated conditions on water-rich exoplanets to learn more about their geological composition, and found a new transition state between rock and water.
Exemplary Student Research Program inspires our next generation of researchers
Every year, the Exemplary Student Research Program welcomes students from Chicagoland high schools to complete research projects at Argonne’s scientific facilities. The program inspires and trains the next generation of researchers.
Hooks on the feathers stick together: Visualizing how birds form continuous wings in flight
Studying bird feathers at the Advanced Photon Source has given scientists a picture of the mechanism that holds those feathers together when birds fly.
Researchers eye manganese as key to safer, cheaper lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing a technology that centers on manganese, one of Earth’s most abundant metals.
Platinum-free catalysts could make cheaper hydrogen fuel cells
Argonne scientists studied platinum-free catalysts for important fuel cell reactions. The research provides understanding of the mechanisms that make the catalysts effective, and it could inform production of more efficient and cost-effective catalysts.
Organic Spacers Improve LED Performance
Sandwiching a 2-D light-emitting layer between ring-shaped carbon compounds significantly improved device efficiency and brightness.
World’s X-ray facilities team up to battle COVID-19
A group of the world’s best X-ray science facilities has developed a strategy for cooperatively combating COVID-19.
Bursting your (tiny) bubbles: New research points the way toward pore-free 3D printing
New research conducted at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) points toward pore-free 3D printing of metal components, with no additional apparatus required.
Investigating the dynamics of stability
Scientists have gained important insight into the mechanisms that drive stability and activity in materials during oxygen evolution reactions. This insight will guide the practical design of materials for electrochemical fuel production.
Argonne scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne and Los Alamos National Laboratories have identified a new class of X-ray detectors based on layered perovskites, a semiconducting material.
Upgrading Biomass with Selective Surface-Modified Catalysts
Loading single platinum atoms on titanium dioxide promotes the conversion of a plant derivative into a potential biofuel.
Argonne engineers streamline jet engine design
Argonne scientists are combining one-of-a-kind x-ray experiments with novel computer simulations to help engineers at aerospace and defense companies save time and money.
Lin Chen receives Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
The Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society announces that Lin X. Chen has received the 2020 Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry. The award recognizes Chen for “fundamental contributions to the elucidation of excited state structures, dynamics and energetics of light harvesting systems.
New electrolyte stops rapid performance decline of next-generation lithium battery
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have designed and tested a new electrolyte composition that could greatly accelerate the adoption of the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.
Seeing sound: Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level
By using sound waves, scientists have begun to explore fundamental stress behaviors in a crystalline material that could form the basis for quantum information technologies.