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Researchers use Argonne X-rays to find the best antibodies

Antibody therapies have a variety of uses, but we need to know which therapies work and which ones don’t. Recent research has discovered a means to determine how effective certain antibodies can be in medical scenarios.
Lower-cost microchannel plates for sensing and imaging
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US patent 9,139,905

Microchannel Plate Detector

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Technology

The invention is a method and system for fabricating micro-channel plate (MCP) detectors. An anodized aluminum oxide membrane is provided and includes a plurality of nanopores which have an Al coating and a thin layer of an emissive oxide material responsive to incident radiation, thereby providing a plurality of radiation sensitive channels for the micro-channel plate detector.

Benefits

By using atomic layer deposition to gain increased control, the invention allows cost-effective, larger-area MCP fabrication. Large-area, fast MCPs could have applications in research, industry, and medicine.

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Lower-cost, efficient fabrication of microchannel plates
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US Patent 10403464B2

Method of Making and Using 3D Printed Microchannel Plates

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The invention provides a gain device having a plurality of channels with polygonal shape. The invention also provides a method for producing microchannel plates (MCPs) by of providing a pre-polymer; and directing a laser over the pre-polymer into a pre-determined pattern. This includes a method for efficiently 3D printing an object.

Benefits

Microchannel plates have applications in neutron and other detection. A need exists for cheaper and more widely available methods to manufacture larger-scale MCPs. This invention overcomes many of the disadvantages to current MPC manufacture.

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Argonne aids in the fight against one of the world’s most ubiquitous human viruses

Researchers identified a viral protein as a target for antiviral and vaccine development, as well as an antibody that might benefit the immunocompromised.
Using X-rays and additive manufacturing to print tough materials

Scientists used the Advanced Photon Source to help direct the generation of 17-4 PH stainless steel, a durable metal with many industrial uses.

$The in-situ X-ray diffraction setup at the APS 1-ID beam line during the research group's experiments related to 3-D printed steel.$
Advanced Photon Source spectroscopy programs get a big boost and a new home

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.
Scientists uncover an exotic magnetic phase of matter

Scientists from two national laboratories used Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to answer a decades-old question.
Always adapting: Scientists use Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source to fight SARS-CoV-2 variants

Knowing variants of concern can spike rates of illness and death around the globe, scientists using the APS are concentrating efforts on mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Sliding into place: Study shows how cartilage interacts with the joints in our bodies

This new study sets the stage for improved treatments for bone diseases and injuries, and demonstrates a valuable new research tool.
Argonne researcher elected as a fellow in the International Society for Optics and Photonics

Esteemed fellowship recognizes Sizyuk’s accomplishments in nanolithography and fusion science.