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Department of Energy Secretary recognizes Argonne scientists' work to fight Ebola, cancer

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Two groups of researchers at Argonne earned special awards from the office of the US Secretary of Energy for addressing the global health challenges of Ebola and cancer.

X-ray imaging and computer modeling help map electric properties of nanomaterials

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Argonne researchers have developed a new approach for studying piezoelectric materials using ultrafast 3-D X-ray imaging and computer modeling. Their integrated approach, reported in Nano Letters, can help us better understand material behavior and engineer more powerful and energy-efficient technologies.

New effort by Argonne helps power utilities and others better plan for the future

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If you're an electric utility planning a new power plant by a river, it would be nice to know what that river will look like 20 years down the road. Will it be so high that it might flood the new facility? Will the water be so low that it can't be used to cool the plant? A new initiative by Argonne combines climate data and analysis with infrastructure planning and decision support to offer real help.

Study offers new theoretical approach to describing non-equilibrium phase transitions

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two physicists at Argonne offered a way to mathematically describe a particular physics phenomenon called a phase transition in a system out of equilibrium. Such phenomena are central in physics, and understanding how they occur has been a long-held and vexing goal; their behavior and related effects are key to unlocking possibilities for new electronics and other next-generation technologies.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: United States Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Materials Science and Engineering Division)

Study reveals mystery behind formation of hollowed nanoparticles during metal oxidation

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a newly published Science paper, Argonne and Temple University researchers reveal new knowledge about the behavior of metal nanoparticles when they undergo oxidation, by integrating X-ray imaging and computer modeling and simulation. This knowledge adds to our understanding of fundamental processes like oxidation and corrosion.

Journal: Science

2017 Cyber Defense Competition enthralls crowd at Argonne

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Argonne's second annual Cyber Defense Competition kept spectators on the edge of their seat. New dynamics added suspense to this daylong educational event for college and high school students.

Self-assembling polymers provide thin nanowire template

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a recent study, a team of researchers from Argonne, the University of Chicago and MIT has developed a new way to create some of the world's thinnest wires, using a process that could enable mass manufacturing with standard types of equipment.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, US Army Research Office, National Science Foundation

Skyrmions created with a special spiral

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne have found a way to control the creation of special textured surfaces, called skyrmions, in magnetically ordered materials.

High-schooler solves college-level security puzzle from Argonne, sparks interest in career

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

15-year-old Jocelyn Murray and her classmates solved a series of college-level cyber puzzles. This weekend they had a front row seat to watch college-level competitors who are older and more experienced defend their networks from constant attack.

Valerie Taylor named Argonne's Mathematics and Computer Science division director

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Computer scientist Valerie Taylor has been appointed as the next director of the Mathematics and Computer Science division at Argonne, effective July 3, 2017.