Genomic pioneers collaborate to access the inaccessible
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Illustration showing expanded view of chromosome extending from cell binding being bound by transcription factors.
International LZ experiment sees new results in search for dark matter
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inside LZ dark matter detector
Alumnus Richard Gottscho to present Müller Lecture in Physics on Sept. 19
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Richard A. Gottscho
Repost from Argonne Quantum Foundry: Making the atomic universe visible
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Nitin Samarth and student setting up optical measurements of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond thin films

Nitin Samarth was recently featured in the following article by the Argonne National Laboratory.

‘Kink state’ control may provide pathway to quantum electronics
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close up of computer mother board. credit Infralist.com/unsplash

Researchers develop a robust quantum highway with switch to control electron movement.

What happens when neutron stars collide?
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Volume rendering of simulation of two neutron stars merging.

New simulations show that neutrinos created during binary neutron star mergers are briefly out of equilibrium with the star's cold cores

Astronomers find unexpected accelerating quasar winds around distant black hole
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Illustration of supermassive black hole with quasar wind, with inset spectra.

Astronomers have used eight years of SDSS observations to discover unexpected changes in the winds surrounding a distant black hole.

How do supermassive black holes get super massive?
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Combined X-ray and optical observations on left and simulated gas column density on right, with inset of artist's impression of active supermassive black hole

Astronomers combine X-ray observations with supercomputer simulations to provide best modeling of the growth of supermassive black holes.

New faculty 2023-2024
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