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Intlvac Expands Operations; Precision OT Acquires Opticonx: Week in Brief: 10/20/23
HALTON HILLS, Ontario, Oct. 20, 2023 — Intlvac Thin Film will expand its operations in a move that aims to meet demand for diamond-like carbon (DLC), according to the company. Intlvac will expand its team at its headquarters located outside Toronto. The company’s DLC systems are used for coating silicon and germanium optics for both mid- and longwave IR applications. ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Precision Optical Technologies Inc. acquired fiber optic cabling components and systems manufacturer Opticonx. The deal, for
Argonne Quantum Foundry to Support Scalable Tech, Future Workforce
LEMONT, Ill., May 15, 2023 — Argonne National Laboratory has opened its Quantum Foundry, part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) drive to accelerate advancements in quantum information science. The Argonne Quantum Foundry is part of Q-NEXT, one of five DOE Office of...
Upgrades Underway to Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source
LEMONT, Ill., May 4, 2023 — Argonne National Laboratories’ Advanced Photon Source (APS) has begun its long-scheduled comprehensive upgrade. The process will see the electron storage ring at the heart of the facility removed and replaced with a state-of-the-art storage...
3D Printing Tackles One of the Strongest Stainless Steels
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 26, 2022 — A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), and Argonne National Laboratory have 3D-printed a variety of stainless steel that is favored for its high strength and corrosion...
ColdQuanta, Super.tech Merger Holds Industry Implications
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 25, 2022 — Quantum company ColdQuanta acquired Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech in a merger that combines ColdQuanta’s hardware capabilities with Super.tech’s software innovations. The merger, announced in May, is addressing pressing needs...
Streiffer to Serve as VP for SLAC: People in the News: 04/20/22
STANFORD, Calif., April 20, 2022 — Stephen Streiffer, deputy laboratory director for science and technology at Argonne National Laboratory, has been named Stanford University’s new vice president for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Streiffer previously served as...
Advanced Photon Source to Get Highly Polished Upgrade
LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 28, 2021 — To support the massive upgrade of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, the APS optics team has begun the monumental task of building a state-of-the-art optical system...
Three Argonne Projects Garner DOE Funding
LEMONT, Ill., Aug. 25, 2021 — Three projects at Argonne National Laboratory have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in a push to lay the groundwork for breakthroughs in quantum information science. The awards are part of a $61 million investment in quantum...
Energy Department Labs Close to Thousands of Visitors
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has begun to restrict access and to ramp down activities at its national laboratories in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The labs serve more than 30,000 visiting researchers each year. Of the 10 Office of...
Quantum Loop Provides Testbed for Unhackable Communications
CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2020 — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago (UChicago) have launched a quantum loop, consisting of two connected, 26-mile fiber optic cables that run between Argonne and the...
Scientists Develop Photocatalyst that can Turn CO2 into Fuel
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2019 — In a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists used a photocatalyst largely made of copper to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol. The researchers used a photocatalyst made of...
Light Irradiation Increases Charging Rates of Lithium-Ion Batteries
LEMONT, Ill., Nov. 1, 2019 — Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new mechanism to speed up the charging of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. By exposing the cathode to a beam of concentrated light...
Supercrystal Exhibits a Stable State Over Time
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 19, 2019 — A supercrystal created by researchers from Pennsylvania State University and Argonne National Laboratory represents a new state of matter with long-term stability. The goal of the research team, which also includes researchers from the University of...
Controlling Defects in 3D Printing
LEMONT, Ill., and PITTSBURGH, Feb. 26, 2019 — Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University have identified the cause of defects in 3D printing, opening the way to better quality and better control of finished products. Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) was...
Argonne Lab Receives $11M DOE Grant
LEMONT, Ill., Nov. 12, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will receive more than $11 million in DOE funding over the course of three years as part of a series of research grants for quantum information science. The award will fund four major...
Enhanced Photosensors Exploit Wavelength-Shifting Properties of Nanoparticles
LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 14, 2018 — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are using nanotechnology to improve the ability of photodetectors to handle the UV radiation produced in high-energy physics experiments. Physicists explore basic...
Three Argonne Researchers Awarded DOE Early Career Award
LEMONT, Ill., July 26, 2018 — Three researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have earned the department’s 2018 Early Career Research Program Award. Computer scientist Prasanna Balaprakash, physicist Zhang Jiang, and chemist Karen Mulfort...
Lens-on-MEMS Technology Could Lead to More Compact Optical Devices
LEMONT, Ill., March 7, 2018 — In a collaboration between Argonne National Laboratory and Harvard University, researchers built a metasurface-based lens on top of a MEMS platform, creating a “lens-on-MEMS” device that focuses light in the mid-IR spectrum. The...
New Patterning Method Promises Easier Nanoscale Manufacturing
CHICAGO, Aug. 7, 2017 — A new method to precisely pattern nanomaterials could open a new path to manufacturing next generation electronic devices. Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory say their discovery could make building nanomaterials...
Illuminating Microscopy Growth and Demand
May 16, 2016 — A new mini microscope that uses fluorescence imaging is allowing researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., to look deeper into the central nervous system. This could lead to novel pain treatments for spinal cord...
New Polymer Mix Crafts More Efficient Solar Cells
CHICAGO and LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 22, 2014 — An enhanced polymer-based device could boost solar power generation and improve the efficiency of solar cells. The new device, developed by a team from the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering in collaboration with...
Logos Technologies to Provide High-Energy Laser
FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 4, 2014 — Logos Technologies has been selected to design, build and install a high-energy laser at Washington State University. The laser will be used at WSU’s Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS) at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory....
Future Looks Sunny for Organic Polymers
HOUSTON, and UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 30, 2013 — Solar cells based on block copolymers, self-assembling organic materials that arrange themselves in distinct layers, could pave the way for a new class of solar energy devices.
Copper Doping Produces Perfect QDs
CHICAGO, May 13, 2013 — A procedure that reliably produces perfect quantum dots, each doped with exactly four copper ions, has opened up possibilities for fine-tuning the nanocrystals’ optical properties and producing spectacular colors.
Stuart Freedman, Renowned Nuclear Physicist, Dies
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 21, 2012 — Stuart Freedman, an investigator of fundamental physical laws and a nuclear physicist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, died unexpectedly Nov. 9 while attending a conference in Santa Fe, N.M. He...
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