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Fall 2006
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• Dave Baurac
Contents
Lab Director's
message
Celebrating
six decades of outstanding achievement
Big
results on a small scale – The Center for Nanoscale Materials
How
to collaborate with the Center for Nanoscale Materials
Safety at the
nanoscale
Computer scientist
Boyana Norris
Biochemical
engineer Seth Snyder
Fermi's
equation conundrum
Protein
structure may aid cystic fibrosis infection
Argonne
wins five R&D 100 awards
Sensor
detects chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive materials
Did you know: Fermi equation conundrumThis photograph of Enrico Fermi, Argonne’s founding director, is a famous one, and appears on the U.S. postage stamp in his honor. Many physicists have pointed out that there’s an error in the equation he has written on the blackboard, which appears incompletely on the stamp. The equation denotes the fine structure constant and should read: However, Fermi has written it as Physicists have debated this image for many years. Some think the equation is a mistake. Others, remembering his famous sense of humor, point to the twinkle in his eyes and believe he was just having a bit of fun. Either interpretation shows the humanity of this outstanding scientist, one of the world’s greatest physicists. |
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