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Unlocking the secrets of Earth’s early atmosphere

April 27, 2021 sarah Jonas Accelerator Science And Engineering, Advanced Photon Source, Astronomy And Astrophysics, Cosmology, Geochemistry, Illinois, Planetary Science, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

Research partly conducted at the Advanced Photon Source helped scientists discover the composition of Earth’s first atmosphere. What they found raises questions about the origin of life on Earth.

New Argonne partnership to predict fuel injector dynamics

April 26, 2021 sarah Jonas Advanced Engines and Fuels, Advanced Photon Source, computational fluid dynamics, Cooperative Research And Development Agreements (CRADAs), Diesel, High Performance Computing, Machine Learning, Modeling And Simulation, multiphysics, Synchrotron Science, Vehicle Engine Modeling, vehicle technologies, X-ray imaging

Collaborators use experiments, high-fidelity simulations and machine learning to deliver predictive tools to engine manufacturers.

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Caught in the act: New data about COVID-19 virus’s functions could aid in treatment designs

April 7, 2021 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source (APS), Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crystallography, Diseases, Photonics, Synchrotron Science, X-ray imaging

For the first time, a team of researchers has captured X-ray images of a critical enzyme of the COVID-19 virus performing its function. This discovery could improve design of new treatments against the disease.

Argonne’s 2021 Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellows bring new energy, promise to their fields

March 24, 2021 sarah Jonas Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy And Astrophysics, computational fluid dynamics, computational physics, Computational Science, computer science and engineering, Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, Cosmology, Data Science/Data Analysis, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Energy and Global Security, Energy Systems Division (ES), Energy Technology and Storage, Grid Modernization, Machine Learning, materials science and engineering, Materials Science Division (MSD), Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS), Modeling And Simulation, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Reactor, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Physics, Power Systems, quantum computing, Semiconductors and Superconductors, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is proud to welcome five new FY21 Maria Goeppert Mayer Fellows to campus, each chosen for their incredible promise in their respective fields.

Argonne scientists help explain phenomenon in hardware that could revolutionize AI

March 2, 2021 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source (APS), Applied Materials Division (AMD), Artificial Intelligence, Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), Energy and Global Security, Modeling And Simulation, neuromorphic computing, quantum materials, Synchrotron Science

A group of scientists from around the country, including those at Argonne National Laboratory, have discovered a way to make AI-related hardware more efficient and sustainable.

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Worth their salt: New battery anodes use salt for energy, stability

February 17, 2021 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source (APS), Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Battery, Chemical And Materials Science, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division (CSE), Electrochemical energy storage, Energy Technology and Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, photon sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology, X-ray Science Division (XSD)

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of California San Diego have discovered that a material that looks geometrically similar to rock salt could be an interesting candidate for lithium battery anodes that would be used in fast charging applications.

Scientists gain an unprecedented view of irradiated nuclear fuel

January 19, 2021 sarah Jonas Advanced Photon Source (APS), Nuclear Fuels, photon sciences, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-ray science, X-Ray Science and Technology

Researchers from Purdue University and Argonne National Laboratory have used intense X-rays to inspect irradiated nuclear fuel.

Argonne breaks ground on new state-of-the-art beamlines for the Advanced Photon Source

July 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Accelerator Science And Engineering, Advanced Photon Source (APS), Advanced Photon Source Upgrade Project, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

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

July 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Accelerator Science And Engineering, Advanced Photon Source (APS), photon sciences, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

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.

High-throughput X-ray diffraction instrument comes to Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Accelerator Science And Engineering, Advanced Photon Source, photon sciences, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology, X-ray Science Division (XSD)

A collaboration between Argonne and several universities has led to the creation of a new high-throughput X-ray diffraction instrument that will enable materials research and clear the way for improvements in advance of the APS Upgrade.

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Argonne scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector

April 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Accelerator Science And Engineering, Advanced Photon Source (APS), Detectors, Instrumentation, Sensors And Detectors, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

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.

Argonne’s researchers and facilities playing a key role in the fight against COVID-19

March 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Accelerator Science And Engineering, Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), BIOCHEMISTRY, Biology, Biomedical Computing, Biosciences, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Computational Science, Computing, Environment and Life Sciences, Crystallography, Data Science and Learning, Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division, Decision science, Disaster Management, Diseases, Energy and Global Security, global security, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Systems Modeling, Machine Learning, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medical Science, Modeling And Simulation, Molecular Biology, Molecular Dynamics, pharmacology, photon sciences, proteins, Proteomics, Resilience, Structural Biology, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

Argonne scientists are working around the clock to analyze the virus to find new treatments and cures, predict how it will propagate through the population, and make sure that our supply chains remain intact.

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Scientists Discover New Clue Behind Age-Related Diseases and Food Spoilage

February 26, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Light Source, Age-related Diseases, aging adults, Alzheimer's Disease, ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, Avocado, BIOCHEMISTRY, Cancer, Chronic Diseases, Dementia, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, food science and nutrition, Fuels, Hydroxyl, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lipids, Mass Spectrometry, meat, Neurodegenative Disease, Organic Chemistry, Oxidation, Oxygen, Ozone, Parkinson's Disease, Plastic, Pollution, Synchrotron Science, ultraviolet light

Berkeley Lab scientists have made a surprising discovery that could help explain our risk for developing chronic diseases or cancers as we get older, and how our food decomposes over time.

How sweet: Researchers find what makes chocolate melt in your mouth

October 21, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Accelerator Science And Engineering, Advanced Photon Source, Beamline Operations, materials science and engineering, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

Researchers have used X-ray techniques to investigate particular features of the geometric configuration of tiny particles of chocolate to see how they impact mouthfeel.

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Seeing sound: Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level

September 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments ACOUSTICS, Advanced Photon Source (APS), Center for Molecular Engineering, Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nanomaterials, Nanoscience, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, photon sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Physics, Quantum information science, quantum materials, Quantum Mechanics, Scientific User Facilities, Synchrotron Science, X-Ray Science and Technology

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.