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Argonne scientists who were co-authors on a recent paper about the 3D manufacturing process pose inside a hutch at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source, in front of a specialty system that can simulate the Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process in a commercial 3D printer. Pictured, from top left, are Kamel Fezzaa, an APS beamline scientist; Tao Sun, an APS beamline scientist; Cang Zhao, an APS postdoc, and Niranjan Parab, an APS postdoc. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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New research identifies causes for defects in 3D printing and paves way for better results

Argonne/Carnegie Mellon team works to eliminate tiny pockets that cause big problems.

Manufacturing Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering

Argonne’s analyses examined every aspect of maintaining or expanding nuclear capacity — from the replacement of nuclear infrastructure to the implementation of advanced fuel cycles — to identify designs that can save resources, reduce environmental impacts and eliminate or decrease the need for geologic repositories.

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Transitions: Argonne’s pioneering study of nuclear energy future

Broad collaborative research effort offers glimpse into the future of nuclear energy.

Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Reactors, Life Cycle Analysis

Argonne nanoscientist Martin Holt took X-ray images of the acoustic wave through the use of the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the Center for Nanoscale Materials and Advanced Photon Source, both U.S. Department of Energy user facilities at Argonne National Laboratory.

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Sound waves let quantum systems ‘talk’ to one another

Breakthrough could advance quantum sensors, computing and communication.

Materials Science and Engineering, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Quantum Computing

Argonne is working with other DOE national laboratories on the planned Electron Ion Collider, which will probe how subatomic quarks (shown here in red, blue and green) interact through the exchange of gluons (shown as wiggly helices). (Image courtesy of Shutterstock.)

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Argonne expertise contributes to the foundation for future electron-ion collider

New collider collaboration could yield new insights into atomic nuclei

Nuclear Physics, collider

A goal of the ReCell Center is to drive toward closed-loop recycling, where materials from spent batteries are directly recycled, minimizing energy use and waste by eliminating mining and processing steps. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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DOE launches its first lithium-ion battery recycling R&D center: ReCell

ReCell Center will develop better recycling processes.

Energy Technology and Storage, Batteries and Fuel Cells

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Argonne lab leading U.S. push on lithium batteries: ‘If we don’t recycle, we will run out of materials’

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Sneak Peek at 19 Science Simulations for Summit Supercomputer in 2019

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DOE announces lithium-ion recycling center and award

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(Left) Electrons transiting the 80 mm long metamaterial structure generate high power microwaves. (Right) Photo of the beam line at the ANL Wakefield Test Accelerator

Metamaterials for next-generation accelerators

An experiment at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator demonstrates the potential of a novel metamaterial structure to yield higher accelerating gradients than current particle accelerator technology provides.

Accelerator Physics, Physics

Unique spectral response in a mechanical device

Using a single actuation signal, a frequency comb is generated in a micromechanical resonator from two vibrational modes, flexural and torsional, whose interactions are responsible for the unique response.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nanofabrication

Synergistic platinum-cobalt catalyst reaches new performance level for fuel cells

In a study published in Science, researchers describe a method of preparing highly active yet stable electrocatalysts containing ultralow Pt content using Co or Co/Zn zeolitic imidazolate frameworks.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Nanocavity-enhanced optical emission at telecommunications wavelengths

In a study published in Nano Letters, researchers highlight the versatility of the Si-BP material platform for creating optically active devices in integrated silicon chips.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials, Optics

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Optical Charge Control of Defects in Silicon Carbide

February 25, 2019|1:00 PM | Building 241

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The Tritium Experiments

February 25, 2019|3:30 PM | Building 203

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It Takes a Village: Roles and Resources to Enhance the Postdoc Experience

February 26, 2019|11:00 AM | Building 241

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