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is a national synchrotron x-ray research facility external link funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The APS provides the brightest x-ray beams in the Western Hemisphere to more than 5,000 scientists worldwide.

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Using High-Pressure “Alchemy” to Create Nonexpanding Metals

Using High-Pressure “Alchemy” to Create Nonexpanding Metals

By squeezing a metal alloy at pressures hundreds of thousands of times greater than normal atmospheric pressure, researchers using x-rays at two U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories have created a material that does not expand when heated and acts like a metal with an entirely different chemical composition. The discovery offers insights about the exotic behavior of materials under high pressures, which represent some 90% of the matter in our solar system.
Looking for Ways to Improve Vaccines Against the Deadly Rotavirus

Looking for Ways to Improve Vaccines Against the Deadly Rotavirus

The first detailed molecular snapshots of a deadly gastrointestinal virus caught in the grasp of an immune system molecule with the capacity to inactivate it could help scientists design a more effective vaccine against rotavirus, which kills more than 500,000 children worldwide each year. The discovery was made by researchers using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory.
A “Colossal” Magnetic Effect under Pressure

A “Colossal” Magnetic Effect under Pressure

“Giant” and “colossal” aren’t the words that come to mind when thinking about MP3 players or laptops. But we can store and access ever-increasing amounts of data on ever-smaller devices because of giant magnetoresistance. Now researchers using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory are delving into the forces colossal magnetoresistance, which is up to a thousand times more powerful than GMR and could trigger another revolution in computing technology.
Using High Pressure to Reveal Quantum Criticality in an Elemental Antiferromagnet

Using High Pressure to Reveal Quantum Criticality in an Elemental Antiferromagnet

New research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source is a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism and quantum criticality. It opens new possibilities for high-pressure studies of fundamental magnetism and technologically important correlated electron materials.
Nano Changes Have Macro Importance for a Key Electronics Material

Nano Changes Have Macro Importance for a Key Electronics Material

Combining the results from several powerful techniques for studying materials structure at the nanoscale, including work at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, researchers believe they have settled a long-standing debate over the source of the unique electronic properties of a material with potentially great importance for wireless communications.

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Gluskin of Photon Sciences named Argonne Distinguished Fellow

Gluskin of Photon Sciences named Argonne Distinguished Fellow

Efim Gluskin, Director of the Argonne Accelerator Systems Division in Photon Sciences, has been named an Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne’s highest scientific and engineering rank.
UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors Awards

UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors Awards

Five members of Argonne Photon Sciences (PSC), the son of a PSC employee, and a team from Argonne’s Facilities Management and Services that is entrusted with mechanical maintenance of the APS facility were honored with UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors for Argonne Awards for 2009.
Artifacts of Life to be Studied at the APS

Artifacts of Life to be Studied at the APS

Archaeologists studying trade artifacts from ancient Egypt at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory are seeking answers to worldly questions about ancient commerce.

Annual Report

Annual Report

APS Science 2008, featuring articles on Advanced Photon Source research and engineering highlights, is now available.