Poxviruses are many and unpleasant, and they have an impressive ability to evade or deceive human immune responses. Scientists using the Advanced Photon Source want to outsmart them.
As part of a massive upgrade to the Advanced Photon Source (APS), scientists studying the “chemical map” of samples will have better proximity to colleagues, improved research tools and state-of-the-art facilities.
The technology housed in the new Long Beamline Building will lead to more efficient solar cells, longer-lasting batteries, more durable materials for airplanes and much more.
At the APS Upgrade’s offsite facility, powerful magnets and other components are being assembled in preparation for the year-long installation period beginning in April 2023.
Starting in April 2023, Erdmann will oversee the effort to replace the current APS storage ring with a brand new model, one that will be carefully transported and installed in sections.
Kathy Harkay was there at the start of the APS, working to determine the limits of what the machine could do. Now she’s working on upgrading the facility, and is looking forward to test-driving the new APS.
Prototypes of new superconducting magnets for the upgraded Advanced Photon Source were successfully lowered to their operating temperatures, far below freezing. These new magnets will help the APS generate more powerful X-rays more efficiently.