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Illustration shows the experimental design of the simulated 3-D X-ray imaging experiment performed by scientists at Argonne, Northwestern and Cornell

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New X-ray imaging approach could boost nanoscale resolution for Advanced Photon Source Upgrade

A long-standing problem in optics holds that an improved resolution in imaging is offset by a loss in the depth of focus. Now, scientists are joining computation with X-ray imaging as they develop a new and exciting technique to bypass this limitation.

X-Ray Science and Technology, Synchrotron Science, Biology

Principal investigator Subramanian Sankaranarayanan (left), and co-principal investigators Mathew Cherukara (center), Henry Chan (right) and Badri Narayanan (not pictured) are developing a new machine learning based software that will enable industry to more quickly and efficiently perform the molecular dynamics simulations they need to vet the performance of new materials for their products.

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Blast to the future

A grant from DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund will help researchers at Argonne and industry partners seek improvements to U.S. manufacturing by making discovery and design of new materials more efficient.

Computational Materials Science, Modeling and Simulation, Computer Science and Engineering

The University of Central Florida won the U.S. Department of Energy’s fourth cyber defense competition on December 1. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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University of Central Florida wins DOE’s 2018 CyberForce Competition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced University of Central Florida from Orlando, Florida as the national winner of DOE’s 2018 CyberForce Competition™.

Computer Science and Engineering, Education, Competitions

How can scientists use the revolutionary advances in sensors, sensor networks and related technologies to advance the understanding of soil? Researchers from Argonne and The University of Chicago began to answer this question at a recent workshop. (Image by Shutterstock / Vlad Teodor.)

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Tending the soil

The world’s leading soil scientists met at Argonne recently to discuss the importance of what’s under our feet.

Biology, Microbiology, Environmental and Earth Science

Earlier in 2018, Lewis University bested 24 other university teams nationwide during the previous multi-laboratory CyberForce Competition. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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United States Department of Energy to host multi-laboratory CyberForce Competition™

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host its fourth collegiate CyberForce Competition™ on December 1.

Computer Science and Engineering, Cybersecurity, Competitions

In the News

A 3D imaging technique unlocks properties of perovskite crystals

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In the News

Scientists create roadmap for examining soil and using sensing technology

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In the News

Electric aviation is poised for a revolution and it’s about time

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A RESOURCE FOR THE NATION

Argonne National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy multidisciplinary science and engineering research center, where talented researchers work together to answer the biggest questions facing humanity.

National Scientific User Facilities

Argonne’s user facilities provide researchers with open access to the most advanced tools of modern science. Each year, over 10,000 researchers from academia, industry, and government laboratories use these facilities to perform new scientific research.

Advanced Photon Source Argonne Leadership Computing Facility Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Research Facility - Southern Great Plains Center for Nanoscale Materials

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Argonne Research Facilities

Argonne’s labs and facilities provide unique capabilities to the scientific community. Through collaborative research agreements, scientists can obtain access to specialized instrumentation and expertise rarely found elsewhere.

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Collaborative Research

Argonne fosters innovation by uniting teams of researchers on challenges to overcome scientific barriers. Our collaborative centers and institutes bring together the best minds from academia, industry, and the national labs.

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Research Highlights

Our scientists conduct research that advances the frontiers of science and creates new knowledge. Here you will find some of our most recent research highlights.

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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

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

Superallowed α Decay to Doubly Magic 100Sn

In a study published in the American Physical Society, the superallowed α decay chain 108Xe-104Te-100Sn into the self-conjugate doubly magic 100Sn nucleus was observed.

Single-crystal, 2D covalent organic frameworks

In a study published in Science, researchers’ findings enable a broad exploration of synthetic 2D polymer structures and properties. This work was a multidisciplinary team effort including DOE’s CNM and APS user facilities at Argonne.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials

INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE

Working at the interface between academia, federal agencies, industry, research institutions and state and local governments, our researchers have cultivated their interdisciplinary expertise in order to best solve national challenges in key areas.

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Seminar

The Dispersive Optical Model as a Tool to Provide a Consistent Description of Nuclear Reactions

PHY Seminar

December 10, 2018|3:30 PM | Building 203

Seminar

The Hanford Legacy

December 11, 2018|10:00 AM | Building 240

Seminar

Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Solvent Extraction Systems: How Topological Data Analysis Is Changing the Simulation Landscape

December 12, 2018|11:00 AM | Building 240

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From Band Gaps to Bound Excitons: Disentangling Optical Transitions and Localized Emitters in TMDCs Even at Nanoscale Dimensions

December 12, 2018|11:00 AM | Building 402

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Argonne’s year of

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