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July 27, 2016

An accelerated pipeline to open materials research
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jul 27, 2016
Using today's advanced microscopes, scientists are able to capture exponentially more information about the materials they study compared to a decade ago - in greater detail and in less time. While these new capabilities are a boon for researchers, helping to answer key questions that could lead to next-generation technologies, they also present a new problem: How to make effective use of all this data? At the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers are engineering a solu ... read more

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