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Feature Story

Argonne scientists help explain phenomenon in hardware that could revolutionize AI

A team of scientists from national laboratories and universities has developed a device that can sort information similarly to the most sophisticated machine known to mankind: the human brain.

March 02, 2021 | Modeling and Simulation, Artificial Intelligence, Neuromorphic Computing

The collaborative research team utilized the powerful X-ray nanoprobe imaging tool to study the NdNiO3 device showing neuron tree-like memory. A scanning electron microscope image of the NdNiO3 device is shown at the bottom. The red rectangle shows the scanned area of the X-ray imaging.

Press Release

New Argonne etching technique could advance the way semiconductor devices are made

Novel technique for advancing the way semiconductors are made

February 12, 2020 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nanofabrication, microelectronics

Argonne chemists Jeff Elam and Anil Mane

Press Release

Exploring the “dark side” of a single-crystal complex oxide thin film

Analysis from a team led by Argonne researchers reveals never-before-seen details about a type of thin film being explored for advanced microelectronics.

January 06, 2020 | Chemistry, Crystallography, Materials Science and Engineering

Argonne scientists have looked at the local ferroelectric properties of the bottom atomic layers of freestanding complex oxide PZT detached from the epitaxial substrate. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

Press Release

Scientists discover “ripple” in flexible material that could improve electronic properties

A newly discovered phenomenon in a flexible semiconductor could affect its promise for electronic devices.

November 14, 2019 | Materials Science and Engineering, Nanomaterials, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Scanning tunneling microscopy topography of a rippled MoS2 single layer as a result of strain relaxation (bottom). The corresponding dI/dV map at the valence band edge (middle), and the strain map (top) are overlaid.

Research Highlight

Giant anisotropy of Gilbert damping in metallic ferromagnets

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, researchers discovered a giant anisotropy of Gilbert damping, by 400%, in metallic epitaxial Co50Fe50 thin film devices.

April 01, 2019 | Magnetism, Magnitization dynamics, Spin-orbit coupling

Renormalized damping and its anisotropy for CoFe(10 nm) and CoFe(20 nm).

Feature Story

New twist on ancient math problem could improve medicine, microelectronics

May 14, 2012 | Connecticut, Michigan, microelectronics

The "filling problem," seeks the best way to cover the inside of an object with a particular shape, such as filling a triangle with discs of varying sizes. Image courtesy of the University of Michigan.

Microelectronics News

Argonne scientists help explain phenomenon in hardware that could revolutionize AI

New Argonne etching technique could advance the way semiconductor devices are made

Exploring the “dark side” of a single-crystal complex oxide thin film

Scientists discover “ripple” in flexible material that could improve electronic properties

Giant anisotropy of Gilbert damping in metallic ferromagnets

New twist on ancient math problem could improve medicine, microelectronics

U.S. Department of Energy Announces Involvement in $285 Million Award for New Semiconductor Manufacturing Institute

Scientists Capture the X-ray Fingerprint of a Single Atom for the First Time — And This Could Change Everything

Scientists have captured the world’s first ever X-ray of a single atom in remarkable discovery

The World’s First X-Ray Of A Single Atom

Physics World reveals its top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2023

Physicists take first-ever X-rays of single atoms

Leveraging Collective Strengths to Advance Research in Wireless Communication and Microelectronics

MagLab Team Untangles Magnetic “Knots” With Potential for Quantum Computing and Memory Storage

A portable physician on your skin? UChicago doctors unveil glimpse of future medicine

To predict environmental changes, researchers create a new generation of wireless sensor networks