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Fighting Diseases with Research from the Advanced Photon Source

Revealing the precise mechanism that makes a certain protein an effective antiviral in some cases is a critical first step toward better methods for attacking viruses that manage to dodge it.

Research at the Advanced Photon Source

With an assist from the Advanced Photon Source, UChicago scientists’ breakthrough creates films just a few atoms thick.

To your health: Research from the Advanced Photon Source

Researchers using the Advanced Photon Source have made important strides in understanding the functioning of enzymes that play an integral role in the production of antibiotics and other therapeutics.

Research with impact from the Advanced Photon Source

This research provides a viable guide for materials design applied to the large-scale implementation of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction, an efficient strategy for solving energy and environmental problems.

Powering technology with research from the Advanced Photon Source

For wider adoption in electric cars, Li-ion batteries will need to have shorter charging times closer to consumers’ expectations.

To your health: Research from the Advanced Photon Source

Researchers found an antibody that advances the design of a universal vaccine that could treat or protect people against all strains of the influenza virus.

Fighting Disease with Research at the Advanced Photon Source

This study will inform future research in drug-delivery systems designed to optimize nanomedicine composition for pharmaceuticals targeting diseased tissue sites.

Another discover at the Advanced Photon Source

Engineers carrying out studies at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source have discovered a crystalline material with ultra-low thermal conductivity, which could lead to the design of novel energy conversion materials and devices.

Research with impact from the Advanced Photon Source

Plastic materials that can be switched from their normal character as heat insulating materials to ones that can conduct heat well by simply turning the lights on could have a wide range of applications in engineering.

RESEARCH THAT IMPACTS TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGIES

The revolutionary tech discoveries of the next few decades, the ones that will change daily life, may come from new materials so small they make nanomaterials look like lumpy behemoths.

A technology breakthrough at the Advanced Photon Source

A team of researchers from Argonne National Laboratory has developed a new device for quickly acquiring high-resolution x-ray images over large sample areas.

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Three from X-ray Science Division Earn Argonne Awards

The awards recognize outstanding achievement in basic and applied science, exemplary service that has significantly contributed to Argonne fulfilling its missions and attaining its overall goals, and for achievements that significantly exceed normal requirements of an employee’s position, project assignment, and individual situation.

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A New Collider on the Horizon?

Accelerator scientists and engineers from U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories, universities, and other research laboratories gathered for an Electron-Ion Collider Accelerator Collaboration Meeting at the APS to discuss the varied proposals for an EIC, a multi-billion-dollar accelerator project that represents the future of particle accelerators for fundamental research into the nature of matter.

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Army Creates Super Detailed Skull X-Rays in Search for a Better Military Helmet

Scientists at the Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are using highly sensitive x-ray machines to study microstructures of the skull that are informing new military helmet designs. To date, it's the most detailed study of the human skull, according to Argonne, so we should expect better helmets to protect the tiny bones, as a result.

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