Science Highlights
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Coulomb dissociation: A new tool for nuclear astrophysics The stars shine because of nuclear reactions and nucleosynthesis processes. |
June 1, 2010 | |
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Argonne achieves dramatic improvement in low-temperature engine combustion Argonne engineers in the Center for Transportation Research are developing an advanced combustion system that achieves high efficiency (diesel-like) |
June 1, 2010 | |
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High-dielectric-constant capacitors for hybrid electric vehicles The DC bus capacitors are currently the largest component of inverters in hybrid electric vehicles. |
June 1, 2010 | |
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Squeezing information from materials under extreme pressure By compressing tiny amounts of material between two diamond anvils, scientists have for more than three decades been able to achieve pressures of over 1 million atmospheres. |
July 1, 2010 | |
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Performing operational assessments to create enduring national security outcomes The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE-DMHA) is a part of the United States Pacific Command (PACOM) and is the principal agency to promote disaster prepar |
July 1, 2010 | |
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Argonne scientists lead award-winning team in protein crystallography breakthrough GM/CA-CAT Beamline Scientists Robert Fischetti and Shenglan Xu, both of the Argonne Biosciences Division, led a team of researchers that won an R&D 100 awa |
July 1, 2010 | |
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Performing operational assessments to create enduring outcomes The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE-DMHA) is a part of the United States Pacific Command (PACOM) and is the principal agency to promote disaster prepar |
July 1, 2010 | |
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New ARM mobile facility completes its first test at sea, will study climate The second ARM Mobile Facility, AMF2, is facing its first test on the open seas off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. |
July 1, 2010 | |
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Key parameters for high-efficiency plastic solar sells revealed Since their discovery about fifteen years ago, plastic solar cells made from semiconducting polymers and fullerene derivatives ("buckyballs") have shown promise for future commercialization due to |
August 1, 2010 | |
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Better infrastructure risk and resilience Argonne National Laboratory has provided key technical support to a U.S. |
August 1, 2010 |