In the most powerful X-ray facilities in the world, scientists can analyze samples so small they contain only 10,000 atoms. Smaller sizes have proved exceedingly difficult to achieve, but a multi-institutional team has scaled down to a single atom.
A multi-institutional team discovered surprising properties in a magnetic material. This discovery could be applicable to information storage, such as computer memory and high-efficiency microelectronics.
Argonne along with many companies and research organizations signs pledge to substantially increase energy efficiency of microelectronics over next two decades.
With the availability of advanced microelectronics technology nodes, more digital functionality from the computing domains can be integrated directly into detector silicon to increase data velocity.