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A schematic representation of a POF-coated surface generating steam (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

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A new way to generate solar steam for cleaning water and reducing waste

Strategies for purifying water abound, but they tend to require lots of energy. Scientists at Argonne are exploring materials that can efficiently use sunlight to concentrate heat right at the water’s surface to produce clean steam for capture.

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This image shows the transition between Cooper pair density (indicated by blue dots) and charge density waves. Argonne scientists found that by introducing defects, they could disrupt charge density waves and increase superconductivity. (Image by Ellen Weiss / Argonne National Laboratory.)

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For superconductors, discovery comes from disorder

Useful chaos — introduced disorder improves superconductivity.

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Alterations of the nanoscale structure of live HeLa cells after chemical fixation, as observed using partial wave spectroscopic (PWS) optical microscopy. Chemical fixation appears to alter the cellular nanoscale structure in addition to terminating its macromolecular remodeling. (Image courtesy of Vadim Backman, Northwestern University.)

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Predicting the risk of cancer with computational electrodynamics

Researchers from Northwestern University are using Argonne supercomputers to advance the development of an optical microscopy technique that can predict and quantify cancer risks at extremely early stages.

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A clean turn was made by 2nd second-place winner, Montini Catholic High School. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory / Mark Lopez.)

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Over hills and through the mist: a thrilling and intense finale to robot week

STEM students participate in auto vehicle competition.

Instrumentation, Sensors and Detectors, Transportation

Dimitri Kusnezov (right) visits the new Argonne Biomedical Learning Enclave (ABLE) with Tom Brettin (left) and Ian Foster (middle).

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New facility combines legal and computational readiness to advance biomedicine

ABLE combines legal and computational readiness to advance biomedicine.

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Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Regional HUD Office in Chicago Receive EPA Federal Green Challenge Awards

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Sophisticated Equipment for Cutting-Edge Research: A Conversation with Supratik Guha

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Engineering

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In the heat of the light

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Analytical Chemist Yifen Tsai prepares a sample for analysis on the high-resolution ICP-Mass Spectrometer.

Correcting nonlinearity and mass-bias in measurements by ICP quadrupole mass spectrometry

Argonne scientists have demonstrated a technique that can improve the relative standard deviation in the measurement of inorganic isotopes by ICP-QMS by an order of magnitude or more.

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MOFs for Methane Manipulation

Researchers using the Advanced Photon Source have found a way to “activate” methane so that it can be converted into products like liquid fuels, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, and much more.

Analytical Chemistry, X-Ray Science and Technology

(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

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