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One of the most successful drugs used to stop the progression of the HIV virus into AIDs got its start at the Advanced Photon Source X-ray facility at Argonne National Laboratory.
Argonne National Laboratory scientists working with industry at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) have developed new techniques to more accurately map out the global distribution of pore sizes and how that distribution changes.
A new long-life battery built to aid utility companies in meeting the growing energy demands created by electric vehicles and the integration of solar and wind power on the national power grid was developed with the help of high-energy X-rays.
Synchrotron X-ray techniques and the extreme brightness of Advanced Photon Source X-rays were employed by DuPont scientists using the DuPont-Northwestern-Dow Collaborative Access Team x-ray beamline at the Advanced Photon Source.
Argonne National Laboratory has patented technology to produce wafer-scale graphene that helps electronics run faster, cooler, more efficiently, and at a lower cost.
New complex materials and predictive manufacturing processes to optimize quality control can be designed by leveraging Argonne National Laboratory’s world-class in-situ diagnostics, computer modeling, scale-up technology and expertise.