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Zoomed-in image from the Dark Energy Camera of the center of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae, which lies about 17,000 light years from Earth. Credit: Dark Energy Survey Collaboration.
Dark energy camera to probe universe’s biggest mysteries

Eight billion years ago, rays of light from distant galaxies began their long journey to Earth. On Sept. 12, that ancient starlight found its way to a mountaintop in Chile, where the newly-constructed Dark Energy Camera, the most powerful sky-mapping machine ever created, captured and recorded it for the first time.

 September 17, 2012
The reduction of iron(III) oxide minerals is an important component of iron cycling in the subsurface. For example, certain bacteria couple carbon oxidation and iron reduction to obtain energy from growth. Although iron oxides are poor conductors of electricity, electrons that are transfered to an iron oxide mineral are quite mobile, using thermal energy to hop from one iron atom to another. New research used time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy to quantify the hopping rates for different iron(III) mineral phases and to confirm a theoretical picture of how the electron at one site alters the positions of the atoms around it. This work contributes to our understanding of how soil mineralogy evolves when geochemical or biochemical processes create reducing conditions. (Image courtesy Benjamin Gilbert, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).
 A clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment

Using ultrafast X-rays, scientists for the first time have watched how quickly electrons hop their way through rust nanoparticles.

 September 6, 2012
Tao Sun and Jin Wang, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory, use the Advanced Photon Source to design and test a new technique for X-ray detection that for the first time allows 3-D reconstructions of surface material with high-resolution.
Nano, photonic research gets boost from new 3-D visualization technology

For the first time, X-ray scientists have combined high-resolution imaging with 3-D viewing of the surface layer of material using X-ray vision in a way that does not damage the sample.

 August 29, 2012
Tessa Sussman and Marco Mancuso watch magnets levitating at Argonne's last Open House.
 Argonne National Laboratory to open gates for Energy Showcase

Argonne National Laboratory will open its gates to host an Energy Showcase for the community on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. The event, which will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be a day of fun and discovery for the whole family.

 August 13, 2012
Kathleen Carrado Gregar has been elected to the 2012 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
 Carrado Gregar inducted into American Chemical Society

Kathleen Carrado Gregar, the User and Outreach Programs Manager at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, has been elected to the 2012 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

 August 2, 2012
Argonne low-energy physicist Peter Mueller and particle physicist Mayly Sanchez were selected by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for their contributions to meeting America’s scientific and technological missions and the country’s economic, energy, health and security needs.
 Two Argonne physicists win Presidential Early Career Awards

Argonne low-energy physicist Peter Mueller and particle physicist Mayly Sanchez were selected by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for their contributions to meeting America’s scientific and technological missions and the country’s economic, energy, health and security needs.

 July 23, 2012
Argonne has named scientists Khalil Amine, Larry Johnson, Ernst Rehm, Marc Snir and Brian Stephenson as Distinguished Fellows, the laboratory’s highest scientific and engineering rank.
 Five scientists join ranks of Argonne Distinguished Fellows

Argonne has named scientists Khalil Amine, Larry Johnson, Ernst Rehm, Marc Snir and Brian Stephenson as Distinguished Fellows, the laboratory’s highest scientific and engineering rank.

 July 18, 2012
A snapshot of a helical stack of macryocycles generated in the computer simulation.
 Synthetic nanotubes lay foundation for new technology: Artificial pores mimic key features of natural pores

Scientists have overcome key design hurdles to expand the potential uses of nanopores and nanotubes.

 July 17, 2012
Evigia Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced today that they have finalized a licensing agreement.
 Argonne, Evigia finalize licensing agreement for next-gen RFID sensor technology

Evigia Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced today that they have finalized a licensing agreement.

 July 16, 2012
Mira, Argonne's Blue Gene/Q and a U.S. Energy Department petascale resource in support of scientific research, and its two testing and development racks, are among those leading the pack in the Green500 ranking of energy-efficient supercomputers.
Argonne’s mighty Mira joins ranks of world’s most energy-efficient computers

The 20 most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world are IBM Blue Gene/Q systems according to the latest Green500 list announced by Green500.org. Technology originating from U.S. national laboratories now leads the trend toward sustainable and environmentally responsible high-performance computing. Mira, Argonne's Blue Gene/Q and a U.S. Energy Department petascale resource in support of scientific research, and its two testing and development racks, are among those leading the pack.

 July 5, 2012