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New quantum loop provides long national testbed for quantum communication technology

Argonne, UChicago scientists perform initial measurements through a 52-mile fiber-optic testbed

January 10, 2020 | Quantum Information Science

Argonne scientists, (left to right) Sean Sullivan, Gary Wolfowicz, Joseph Heremans and Alan Dibos, worked on the quantum loop project and demonstrated the operation of the testbed by generating, transmitting, and detecting optical pulses through one and then both fiber loops.

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Scientists observe ultrafast birth of radicals

An international team led by Argonne has visualized the elusive, ultrafast proton transfer process following the ionization of water.

January 09, 2020 | fundamental interactions, Scientific User Facilities, water

X-rays capture the ultrafast proton transfer reaction in ionized liquid water - forming the hydroxyl radical (OH) and the hydronium (H3O+) ion.

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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.)

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Advancing information processing with exceptional points and surfaces

Scientists build an exceptional surface out of exceptional points

December 19, 2019 | Sensors and Detectors, Theory, quantum materials

Left graph plots exceptional point conditions in three-dimensional space, calculated from experimental measurements in CNM, forming an exceptional surface with an exceptional saddle point, indicated by the point at the intersection of the dark lines on the surface. Right graph plots energy dissipations of the two modes (photon and magnon), where different dependences on the tuning parameters occur near the intersection of blue and red surfaces.

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JCESR director George Crabtree recognized for outstanding achievements in science and technology

JCESR director George Crabtree inducted into the American Academy for Arts and Sciences for his work in energy storage and materials science

December 19, 2019 | Batteries and Fuel Cells, Energy Systems, Awards and Recognition

Playing the angles with dramatic effect

December 18, 2019

Battery collaboration meeting discusses new pathways to recycle lithium-ion batteries

December 09, 2019

Scientists devise catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel

December 03, 2019

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Scientists find new way to identify, manipulate topological metals for spintronics

Scientists pioneer technique for working with topological materials

November 27, 2019 | Materials Science and Engineering, Metals, Physics

An electron incident on a Weyl semimetal from a normal metal is transmitted into specific states in the Weyl semimetal along with a reflection that conserves momentum, energy, and spin. A net spin current with no net flow of electrons can give rise to a charge current in the Weyl semimetal.

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Argonne researchers named to “highly cited” list

Argonne researchers named in the Global Highly Cited Researchers list.

November 27, 2019