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Physicists talk turkey
November 23, 2011
symmetry breaking
Looking for some help with cooking your Thanksgiving feast this holiday? Here are a couple of ways that particle physics can lend a hand.
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The multiplying effects of an accelerator economy
November 3, 2011
ILC NewsLine
On the homepage of a US-based company website is a picture that, at first glance, looks like an advertisement for a major household appliance.
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The Tevatron: a training ground beyond particle physics
October 25, 2011
symmetry breaking
Beyond smashing together billions of protons and antiprotons over the course of its 28 years of operations, Fermilab’s Tevatron also served as a launching pad for many careers, often in fields beyond particle physics.
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Particle Accelerators Defend United States, Do Physics
September 13, 2011
Discovery News
Sandia National Labs is celebrating a milestone for two pulsed-energy generators that have contributed much to both basic science -- and the defense of the United States.
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Fermilab scientist receives $2.5 million award for innovative accelerator work
August 16, 2011
symmetry breaking
Alex Romanenko, a materials scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will receive $2.5 million from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to expand his innovative research to develop superconducting accelerator components.
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Synchrotron studies shed light on Alzheimer's disease
July 18, 2011
symmetry breaking
A synchrotron light source helped provide one more piece of the puzzle that may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease early on, before it does permanent neurological damage.
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SLAC X-rays help discovery new drug against melanoma
July 12, 2011
symmetry breaking
A crucial part of the research for developing this new drug, called vemurafenib, took place at three DOE national laboratories: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Particle accelerator reveals what the first birds looked like
July 1, 2011
symmetry breaking
Scientists report today that they have taken a big step in determining what the first birds looked like more than 100 million years ago, when their relatives, the dinosaurs, still ruled the Earth.
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Fermilab: A Tradition of Scientific Excellence Benefitting the Nation
May 2011
APS Physics
...Not only are these researchers directly beneficial to society through their own work, they’re also an invaluable component of improving general literacy in science and technology nationwide.
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EMMA milestone beams its way to a world first
April 1, 2011
Interactions News Wire
A brand new technology that promises a range of applications from treating cancer to powering safer nuclear reactors has reached another world first in its development.
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Physics turns from fission to future
March 22, 2011
msnbc.com
Michio Kaku's latest book, "Physics of the Future," surveys the recent discoveries that could lead to breakthrough technologies between now and the year 2100.
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Crossing the Valley of Death
February 2011
symmetry magazine
Many a promising innovation dies on its way from the research lab to the commercial market. But with help from the government or industry, the survival odds increase.
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Chip-Sized Particle Accelerators Could Lead to Cancer-Fighting Ray Gunsl
February 4, 2011
Popular Science
Engineers at a micro-electro mechanical systems conference last week unveiled this tiny cyclotron device, which can speed argon ions down a 5-millimeter accelerator track.
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Giant virus, tiny protein crystals show X-ray laser’s potential
February 2, 2011
symmetry breaking
Two studies published Feb. 3 inNature demonstrate how the unique capabilities of the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser—the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory—could revolutionize the study of life.
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BC Moves to the Forefront of Medical-Isotope Production Technology
January 24, 2011
TRIUMF
The Government of Canada today announced a $6 million investment to develop an alternative medical-isotope production technology proposed by TRIUMF and the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA).
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Canadian-led team aims to produce medical isotopes without nuclear reactor
January 24, 2011
Lightsources.org
Producing medical isotopes safely, cheaply and reliably without using a nuclear reactor or weapons-grade uranium is the aim of a research project led by the Canadian Light Source (CLS)...
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President Obama Reiterates His Support for R&D
December 8, 2010
FYI: AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
Research and development continue to play a prominent role in the national discussion about restoring America's economic prosperity.
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Fiscal Commission Makes Growth and Competitiveness a Priority
December 7, 2010
FYI: AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"The 65-page final report released by The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform late last week calls for hundreds of billions of dollars in funding cuts for domestic and defense programs. Against this background, it is of considerable significance that the report advocates “expanding high-value research and development in energy and other critical areas.”
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10 science discoveries to be thankful for
November 24, 2010
MSNBC
As you bow your head in gratitude... here's a nod to the most breathtaking — or plain necessary — advances in science.
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Greener, cheaper more efficient oil extraction made possible at ISIS
November 23, 2010
Science & Technology Facilities Council
Extending the life of oil reserves
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“Gathering Storm” back on the radar
September 23, 2010
Nature.com
An update of a landmark report repeats a stirring call for US investment in science, technology and education.
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Superconductor face the future
September 10, 2010
Berkeley Lab
Futuristic ideas for the use of superconductors, materials that allow electric current to flow without resistance, are myriad...
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Particle physics and America's future
August 2010
symmetry magazine
These are extraordinary times for particle physics, remarkable not only for the scientific discoveries that could be in store, but also for the very real opportunities to address critical issues confronting our nation.
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Accelerators for America's Future
August 2010
symmetry magazine
A report from the field on the vital roles that accelerators play in energy and the environment, medicine, industry, national security and defense, and discovery science will inform strategic planning for accelerator science and technology by DOE's Office of Science.
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Particle physics used to mitigate natural disasters
July 22, 2010
Bristol University
Behind some of the smoothest systems that resolve some of the most complex problems lays a whole world of physics. Tapping into that world are a group of scientists whose work goes largely unseen yet has enormous potential for improving life on an international scale.
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British Columbia Invests in Next-Generation Accelerator Technology
June 22, 2010
Interactions.org
Today, the Canadian Province of British Columbia announced a $30.7 million civil-infrastructure investment in TRIUMF that launches the construction of a new research facility to produce and study isotopes for physics and medicine.
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Meyer Tool & Manufacturing assists Indiana University Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter
March 12, 2010
Meyer Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Professors S. Y. Lee and Paul Sokol of the Indiana University Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter (IUCEEM) are currently leading the design effort of a multipurpose electron accelerator called the Alpha Project (Advanced Electron-Photon Facility), which will be operated under a joint collaboration between Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center and IUCEEM.
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New facility makes accelerator cavities easy as pie
February 4, 2010
symmetry breaking
....Brookhaven has invested in a new, private facility to treat the superconducting cavities within a few miles of the site. The new facility is top of the line, located almost next door, and shows the power of joining government and private industry.
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Researchers propose a new way to scan cargo containers
January 28, 2010
Homeland Security Newswire
Can a single machine solve the complex problem of scanning cargo containers for conventional and nuclear weapons?
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Brookhaven Lab, Advanced Energy Systems Open Hi-Tech Production Facility
January 15, 2010
Brookhaven National Laboratory News
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Advanced Energy Systems, Inc. of Medford, N.Y. (AES) celebrated the opening of a new hi-tech facility at the AES site that will produce crucial components used in particle accelerators around the world.
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Fueling the future: Using accelerator-driven systems to recycle nuclear waste
December 14, 2009
symmetry breaking
The superconducting radio frequency technology that Fermilab scientists are helping to develop could one day pave the way to cleaner nuclear power...
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CERN Colour X-ray Technology Set to Save Lives
December 14, 2009
Interactions News Wire
Geneva, 14 December 2009 Medical studies are soon to start with the MARS scanner, a revolutionary CT scanner developed by the University of Canterbury[1], New Zealand. The scanner, which incorporates technology developed at the world's leading particle physics research centre...
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Key Senators Give Positive Reception to Medical Isotope Bill
December 11, 2009
FYI: AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"We will try to move ahead with the legislation" said Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to three witnesses who had testified on a House-passed medical isotopes bill...
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Collider Sets Record, and Europe Takes U.S.'s Lead
December 9, 2009
New York Times
"....That future, physicists say, includes not only the sheen of announcing exotic particles and strange dimensions, but also the ancillary rewards of increased technological competence and innovation that spring from the pursuit of esoteric knowledge."
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An Innovation Agenda
December 7, 2009
New York Times
The economy seems to be stabilizing, and this has prompted a shift in the public mood.
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Science Matters: It pays to fund research
December 3, 2009
Times Online
It�s all very well to back research based on the likely benefits, but fundamental science works by other rules.
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Department of Energy Sponsored Accelerator Symposium
Nov. 2009
Meyer Tool News
Over 350 attendees listened as experts from industry and academia spoke not only of past and present uses of accelerator technology but future applications.
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Symposium on "Accelerators for America's Future"
Nov. 5, 2009
AIP: FYI
The attendance, as well as the presentations from a diverse range of speakers, demonstrated the great interest there is in the potential of accelerators in areas such as medicine, industrial applications, and energy, as well as in new accelerator technologies.
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Director's Matters: Big tools for science
Nov. 2, 2009
AIP Matters
These tools of science, which have existed for almost a century, have had considerable impact on both science and the economy in ways that many outside of the physics community are unaware.
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America's accelerator future
Oct. 27, 2009
symmetry breaking
More than 400 people are in Washington, DC this week to draw up a list of possibilities for the Office of High Energy Physics in the DOE's Office of Science, which builds and operates America's major research accelerators and funds research on accelerator technology.
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Driving nuclear energy with proton accelerators
September 23, 2009
symmetry breaking
The global demand for electricity is likely to double by 2030, according to the World Nuclear Association. But could particle accelerator technology help solve the world energy crisis?
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President Obama: Innovation and Sustainable Growth
September 22, 2009
FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"In remarks at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his belief in the importance of basic research. It was the President's second major address in which he discussed at length the value of basic research."
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A century of physics:
1950-2050September 2009
Physics Today
"Physics had quite a century: quantum mechanics, nuclear power and weapons, giant particle accelerators, the transistor and the myriad of quantum devices that followed, and a host of remarkable discoveries from quarks to dark energy."
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Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs?
How basic research can repair the broken U.S. business modelAugust 27, 2009
Business Week
Name an industry that can produce 1 million new, high-paying jobs over the next three years. You can't, because there isn't one. And that's the problem...
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Director's Corner: Future accelerators
August 4, 2009
Fermilab Today
The invention and development of accelerators is a contribution our field has made over the years as we pushed the frontiers of energy and intensity...
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Back to top Medicine and Biology
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The Tevatron: a training ground beyond particle physics
October 25, 2011
symmetry breaking
Beyond smashing together billions of protons and antiprotons over the course of its 28 years of operations, Fermilab’s Tevatron also served as a launching pad for many careers, often in fields beyond particle physics.
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A physicist in the cancer lab
October 2011
symmetry magazine
Nicole Ackerman thought she would always be a particle physicist—until a newfound interest in biology drew her toward medical imaging.
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Synchrotron studies shed light on Alzheimer's disease
July 18, 2011
symmetry breaking
A synchrotron light source helped provide one more piece of the puzzle that may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease early on, before it does permanent neurological damage.
Read more »
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SLAC X-rays help discovery new drug against melanoma
July 12, 2011
symmetry breaking
A crucial part of the research for developing this new drug, called vemurafenib, took place at three DOE national laboratories: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Read more »
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Particle accelerator reveals what the first birds looked like
July 1, 2011
symmetry breaking
Scientists report today that they have taken a big step in determining what the first birds looked like more than 100 million years ago, when their relatives, the dinosaurs, still ruled the Earth.
Read more »
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Giant virus, tiny protein crystals show X-ray laser’s potential
February 2, 2011
symmetry breaking
Two studies published Feb. 3 inNature demonstrate how the unique capabilities of the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser—the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory—could revolutionize the study of life.
Read more »
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BC Moves to the Forefront of Medical-Isotope Production Technology
January 24, 2011
TRIUMF
The Government of Canada today announced a $6 million investment to develop an alternative medical-isotope production technology proposed by TRIUMF and the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA).
Read more »
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Canadian-led team aims to produce medical isotopes without nuclear reactor
January 24, 2011
Lightsources.org
Producing medical isotopes safely, cheaply and reliably without using a nuclear reactor or weapons-grade uranium is the aim of a research project led by the Canadian Light Source (CLS)...
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Important Medical Isotope Produced with Low Enriched Uranium
December 10, 2010
FYI: AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"On Monday, the first shipment of molybdenum-99 produced with low enriched uranium arrived in the United States."
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Accelerator-treated bandages create healing environment
October 2010
symmetry magazine
Hydrogel bandages do not dry and stick to a wound the way gauze does. They act more like the body's own tissue. "They can work as a pseudo-blister, creating an ideal environment for burn wounds to heal," says dermatologist Kyomi Mihara.
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British Columbia Invests in Next-Generation Accelerator Technology
June 22, 2010
Interactions.org
Today, the Canadian Province of British Columbia announced a $30.7 million civil-infrastructure investment in TRIUMF that launches the construction of a new research facility to produce and study isotopes for physics and medicine.
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Physicists and medics set out strategy on physics for health
June 3, 2010
Interactions
Following a workshop hosted by the CERN[1] European particle physics laboratory in February, doctors and physicists today published a strategy for harnessing physics for health.
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Hybridyne Imaging Technologies Receives FDA Clearance for New Medical Imaging System
April 14, 2010
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of compact, high-resolution gamma cameras for the detection of cancer and other abnormalities in the body, announces FDA clearance of ProxiScan.
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Particle physics for health
February 11, 2010
symmetry breaking
State-of-the-art techniques borrowed from particle accelerators and detectors are increasingly used in the medical field for the early diagnosis and treatment of tumors and other diseases. Yet medical doctors and physicists lack occasions to get together and discuss global strategies.
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AAPM Statement on Quality Radiation Therapy
January 27, 2010
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Articles published recently in the New York Times have focused on rare events in radiation therapy that have resulted in tragic consequences for patients. The AAPM and its members deeply regret that these events have occurred, and we continue to work hard to reduce the likelihood of similar events in the future.
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As Technology Surges, Radiation Safeguards Lag
January 26, 2010
The New York Times
In New Jersey, 36 cancer patients at a veterans hospital in East Orange were overradiated - and 20 more received substandard treatment - by a medical team that lacked experience in using a machine that generated high-powered beams of radiation.
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Case Studies: When Medical Radiation Goes Awry
January 26, 2010
The New York Times
Americans today receive far more medical radiation than ever before. But patients often know little about the harm that can result when safety rules are violated and ever more powerful and technologically complex machines go awry.
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Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm
January 23, 2010
The New York Times
As Scott Jerome-Parks lay dying, he clung to this wish: that his fatal radiation overdose....be studied and talked about publicly so that others might not have to live his nightmare.
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Heart valves get silver linings
August 2009
symmetry magazine
Physicists at Alabama A&M University hope to improve the safety of artificial heart valves by forming them from a material bombarded with silver ions from a particle accelerator...
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Protons in the war on cancer
July 20, 2009
American Institute of Physics
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2009 -- Proton therapy -- which uses beams of the subatomic particles to treat cancer -- is a hot topic at this year's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting...
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Protein structure revealed at record pace
July 20, 2009
Berkeley Lab
BERKELEY, CA � Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a fast and efficient way to determine the structure of proteins...
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Back to top Industrial Applications and Production
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Physicists talk turkey
November 23, 2011
symmetry breaking
Looking for some help with cooking your Thanksgiving feast this holiday? Here are a couple of ways that particle physics can lend a hand.
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The multiplying effects of an accelerator economy
November 3, 2011
ILC NewsLine
On the homepage of a US-based company website is a picture that, at first glance, looks like an advertisement for a major household appliance.
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A cereal killer app
October 2011
symmetry magazine
Next time you pour yourself a bowl of Cheerios, thank the particle accelerator that brought you the bright yellow box.
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Accelerators help keep babies dry
May 2011
symmetry magazine
In the United States, we buy more than 20 billion disposable diapers each year. That’s a lot of baby bottoms to keep dry, and parents everywhere can thank particle accelerators for doing their part.
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The beam business: accelerators in industry
June 2011
Physics Today
Particle acceleration techniques originally developed for physics research have found a dazzling variety of uses in manufacturing and commerce.
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Crossing the Valley of Death
February 2011
symmetry magazine
Many a promising innovation dies on its way from the research lab to the commercial market. But with help from the government or industry, the survival odds increase.
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Clean, green containers for food and drink
February 2011
symmetry magazine
Low-energy electron beams from particle accelerators are an environmentally friendly way to sterilize food packaging—one that uses less material and energy, produces less waste and leaves no chemical residues.
Read more »
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Accelerator-treated bandages create healing environment
October 2010
symmetry magazine
Hydrogel bandages do not dry and stick to a wound the way gauze does. They act more like the body's own tissue. "They can work as a pseudo-blister, creating an ideal environment for burn wounds to heal," says dermatologist Kyomi Mihara.
Read more »
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AEB receives DOE grant: funds will enable new technology for manufacturing competitiveness
August 30, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams
Advanced Electron Beams (AEB) a leading provider of electron beam technology that harnesses the power of electrons for cleaner, less expensive and more efficient manufacturing processes, unveils its plans for its recently awarded U.S. Department Energy Grant.
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Perspectives on Sustainable Packaging from the IFT Food Expo
July 22, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams
I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at the Institute of Food Technologists' annual Food Expo in Chicago on the subject of sustainability and the implications of climate regulation on the food and beverage industry.
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The future of energy curable technologies from Radtech 2010
June 3, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams
....The recovering economy and increased focus on sustainable manufacturing was evidenced by an increased interest in energy efficient UV/EB curing technologies.
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Scientists benefit as much as students from "Cleantech to Market" program
May 14, 2010
Berkeley Lab
Launched as a pilot project at Berkeley Lab, the Cleantech to Market program is finishing its first semester as an official class at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and it's safe to say the students learned more than they expected on how to take a technology from the laboratory to the marketplace.
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AEB receives DOE grant to develop air pollution abatement technology
May 5, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams
"AEB will use the funds to develop energy efficient approaches to removing volatile organic compound (VOC) pollution from industrial waste streams by direct electron oxidation."
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A field where jobs go begging
April 2010
symmetry magazine
With a growing demand for particle accelerators in science, medicine, and industry, accelerator science is in desperate need of skilled specialists.
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Accelerator apps: heat-shrink tubing
April 2010
symmetry magazine
It protects wires and cables in airplanes, alarm clocks, computers, your car and your home. Heat-shrink tubing is just about everywhere.
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Reducing corporate water footprints bottle by bottle
April 22, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams Blog
"....More efficient sterilization methods in the food and beverage industries are one example. On the average aseptic bottling line, our electron beam-based sterilization system saves 3 million gallons of water a year compared to traditional methods."
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Innovation: A new kind of bottle sterilizer
April 1, 2010
Inc.
Before bottles can be filled with noncarbonated sugary liquid at bottling facilities, they must be sterilized, using either chemicals or heat. Advanced Electron Beams, in Wilmington, Massachusetts, hopes to make the process easier and more eco-friendly with its new compact electron-beam emitter.
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Mining with light
February 2010
symmetry magazine
Looking for ways to get more metal out of ore, scientists are turning to a technology born in particle accelerator research - the synchrotron lightsource. These machines also play a role in analyzing mine waste and developing safe ways to dispose of it.
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A High-Tech Hunt for Lost Art
Oct. 5, 2009
New York Times
After spotting what seemed to be a clue to Leonardo's painting left by another 16th-century artist, Dr. Seracini led an international team of scientists in mapping every millimeter of the wall and surrounding room with lasers, radar, ultraviolet light and infrared cameras. Once they identified the likely hiding place, they developed devices to detect the painting by firing neutrons into the wall.
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Physicists Create First Atomic-scale Map Of Quantum Dots
September 30, 2009
Science Daily
Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.
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Researchers Achieve New Control of Useful Long-Wavelength Radiation
September 29, 2009
SLAC Today
Physicists Aaron Lindenberg and Haidan Wen of the PULSE Institute for Ultrafast Energy Science have discovered a new mechanism for manipulating terahertz radiation fields, which are widely used in materials characterization, chemical sensing and noninvasive imaging.
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President Obama: Innovation and Sustainable Growth
September 22, 2009
FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"In remarks at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his belief in the importance of basic research. It was the President's second major address in which he discussed at length the value of basic research."
Read more »
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A century of physics:
1950-2050September 2009
Physics Today
"Physics had quite a century: quantum mechanics, nuclear power and weapons, giant particle accelerators, the transistor and the myriad of quantum devices that followed, and a host of remarkable discoveries from quarks to dark energy."
Read more » (Subscription required)
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Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs?
How basic research can repair the broken U.S. business modelAugust 27, 2009
Business Week
Name an industry that can produce 1 million new, high-paying jobs over the next three years. You can't, because there isn't one. And that's the problem...
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Invent, Invent, Invent
June 27, 2009
The New York Times
I was at a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, a few weeks ago and interviewed Craig Barrett, the former chairman of Intel, about how America should get out of its current economic crisis...
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Back to top Energy and Environment
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Is Thorium the Biggest Energy Breakthrough Since Fire? Possibly.
September 11, 2011
Forbes
Last week, scores of thorium boosters gathered in the United Kingdom to launch a new advocacy organization, the Weinberg Foundation, which plans to push the promise of thorium nuclear energy into the mainstream political discussion of clean energy and climate change.
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Experts lay out energy game plan
June 9, 2011
MSNBC
Experts from around the world today unveiled a six-point game plan for "decarbonizing" the world's sources of electric power over the next 20 years. The Equinox Summit's closing communique, issued at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, adds some new twists to the usual prescriptions for breaking our reliance on fossil fuels.
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Clean, green containers for food and drink
February 2011
symmetry magazine
Low-energy electron beams from particle accelerators are an environmentally friendly way to sterilize food packaging—one that uses less material and energy, produces less waste and leaves no chemical residues.
Read more »
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Greener, cheaper more efficient oil extraction made possible at ISIS
November 23, 2010
Science & Technology Facilities Council
Extending the life of oil reserves
Read more »
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AEB receives DOE grant to develop air pollution abatement technology
May 5, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams
"AEB will use the funds to develop energy efficient approaches to removing volatile organic compound (VOC) pollution from industrial waste streams by direct electron oxidation."
Read more »
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Reducing corporate water footprints bottle by bottle
April 22, 2010
Advanced Electron Beams Blog
"....More efficient sterilization methods in the food and beverage industries are one example. On the average aseptic bottling line, our electron beam-based sterilization system saves 3 million gallons of water a year compared to traditional methods."
Read more »
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Mining with light
February 2010
symmetry magazine
Looking for ways to get more metal out of ore, scientists are turning to a technology born in particle accelerator research - the synchrotron lightsource. These machines also play a role in analyzing mine waste and developing safe ways to dispose of it.
Read more »
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Considering an Alternative Fuel for Nuclear Energy
Oct. 19, 2009
New York Times
For decades, scientists have dreamed about turning thorium into an alternative fuel for nuclear energy. Recent technological developments may be bringing the dream closer to reality.
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Driving nuclear energy with proton accelerators
September 23, 2009
symmetry breaking
The global demand for electricity is likely to double by 2030, according to the World Nuclear Association. But could particle accelerator technology help solve the world energy crisis?
Read more »
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President Obama: Innovation and Sustainable Growth
September 22, 2009
FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"In remarks at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his belief in the importance of basic research. It was the President's second major address in which he discussed at length the value of basic research."
Read more »
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A century of physics:
1950-2050September 2009
Physics Today
"Physics had quite a century: quantum mechanics, nuclear power and weapons, giant particle accelerators, the transistor and the myriad of quantum devices that followed, and a host of remarkable discoveries from quarks to dark energy."
Read more » (Subscription required)
Back to top National Security
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Particle Accelerators Defend United States, Do Physics
September 13, 2011
Discovery News
Sandia National Labs is celebrating a milestone for two pulsed-energy generators that have contributed much to both basic science -- and the defense of the United States.
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High-energy X-rays search containers
August 2010
symmetry magazine
An increasing number of ports are turning to high-energy X-rays generated by particle accelerators to keep ports safe and prevent contraband from entering the country.
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Meyer Tool & Manufacturing assists Indiana University Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter
March 12, 2010
Meyer Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
Professors S. Y. Lee and Paul Sokol of the Indiana University Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter (IUCEEM) are currently leading the design effort of a multipurpose electron accelerator called the Alpha Project (Advanced Electron-Photon Facility), which will be operated under a joint collaboration between Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center and IUCEEM.
Read more »
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Neutrinos could encode messages to submarines
Oct. 5, 2009
New Scientist
Earth-penetrating neutrinos might one day be used to send messages to lurking submarines. The scheme could provide one-way communication with subs without requiring them to surface.
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Back to topEconomic Impact
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A Dozen Economic Facts about Innovation
August 25, 2011
Brookings Institution
During the past century, innovation in mechanics, computing technology, medicine, and business practices has driven economic growth, raised wages, and helped Americans lead longer and healthier lives.
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Crossing the Valley of Death
February 2011
symmetry magazine
Many a promising innovation dies on its way from the research lab to the commercial market. But with help from the government or industry, the survival odds increase.
Read more »
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President Obama Reiterates His Support for R&D
December 8, 2010
FYI: AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
Research and development continue to play a prominent role in the national discussion about restoring America's economic prosperity.
Read more »
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Fiscal Commission Makes Growth and Competitiveness a Priority
December 7, 2010
FYI: AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"The 65-page final report released by The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform late last week calls for hundreds of billions of dollars in funding cuts for domestic and defense programs. Against this background, it is of considerable significance that the report advocates “expanding high-value research and development in energy and other critical areas.”
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Particle physics and America's future
August 2010
symmetry magazine
These are extraordinary times for particle physics, remarkable not only for the scientific discoveries that could be in store, but also for the very real opportunities to address critical issues confronting our nation.
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Accelerators for America's Future
August 2010
symmetry magazine
A report from the field on the vital roles that accelerators play in energy and the environment, medicine, industry, national security and defense, and discovery science will inform strategic planning for accelerator science and technology by DOE's Office of Science.
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Sandia honors scientists-turned-entrepreneurs for innovations beyond the Laboratories
August 27, 2010
Sandia National Laboratories
Hong Hou is the CEO of one of the largest publicly traded companies in New Mexico, and Dan Neal helped commercialize a device that has helped improve the vision of more than a million people.
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Accelerators for America's Future
July 15, 2010
Physics and Physicists
A new report coming out of the US Dept. of Energy reveals the importance of research in particle accelerators that is the engine that drives many advances. This report comes out of the DOE sponsored workshop on the very topic that was held last year.
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Accelerator Apps: Sterilizing Medical Supplies
June 2010
symmetry
For certain products, such as prepackaged syringes, the ideal sterilizing agent may be a stream of electrons from an accelerator.
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Scientists benefit as much as students from "Cleantech to Market" program
May 14, 2010
Berkeley Lab
Launched as a pilot project at Berkeley Lab, the Cleantech to Market program is finishing its first semester as an official class at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and it's safe to say the students learned more than they expected on how to take a technology from the laboratory to the marketplace.
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The Real Science Gap
June 14, 2010
Miller-McCune Online
It's not insufficient schooling or a shortage of scientists. It's a lack of job opportunities. Americans need the reasonable hope that spending their youth preparing to do science will provide a satisfactory career.
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Is debt putting British science at risk?
June 10, 2010
The Times
...Our success in science is a source of advantage to us in a very competitive world, and a cause of envy in other countries that are investing significantly to try and match our performance.
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Berkeley Lab Generates Thousands of Jobs and Millions of Dollars for the Economics of the Bay Area, California and the Nation
April 14, 2010
Berkeley Lab
The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has generated thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue for the Bay Area and beyond.
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Science Matters: It pays to fund research
December 3, 2009
Times Online
It's all very well to back research based on the likely benefits, but fundamental science works by other rules.
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President Obama: Innovation and Sustainable Growth
September 22, 2009
FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News
"In remarks at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his belief in the importance of basic research. It was the President's second major address in which he discussed at length the value of basic research."
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A century of physics:
1950-2050September 2009
Physics Today
"Physics had quite a century: quantum mechanics, nuclear power and weapons, giant particle accelerators, the transistor and the myriad of quantum devices that followed, and a host of remarkable discoveries from quarks to dark energy."
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Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs?
How basic research can repair the broken U.S. business modelAugust 27, 2009
Business Week
Name an industry that can produce 1 million new, high-paying jobs over the next three years. You can't, because there isn't one. And that's the problem...
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Invent, Invent, Invent
June 27, 2009
The New York Times
I was at a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, a few weeks ago and interviewed Craig Barrett, the former chairman of Intel, about how America should get out of its current economic crisis...
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Accelerators for America's Future
Putting accelerators to work on the challenges of our time
A report that captures the perspectives, insights and conclusions of experts from across the spectrum of accelerator applications:
- Energy and Environment
- Medicine
- Industry
- National Security
- Discovery Science
Published by the Department of Energy's Office of Science