WorldFuture 2009 -- Pre-Conference Tour

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory provides this nation’s most brilliant X-ray beams for science. The APS is a national synchrotron- radiation research facility funded by DOE’s Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.
Studies by APS users extend from earth’s center to the outermost cosmos, from new information on combustion engines and microcircuits to new pharmaceuticals and nanotechnologies whose scale is measured in billionths of a meter. The APS enhances America’s competitiveness in such areas as superconductors, semiconductors, polymers, and catalysts, and promises to have far-reaching impact on our technology, our economy, our health, and our fundamental knowledge of the materials that make up our world.
At the heart of the APS is a circular particle accelerator—large enough to encircle Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field— whose electron beam produces the high-energy X-rays that are critical to groundbreaking research. The APS produces “hard” X-rays, those with extremely short wavelengths, smaller than the size of an atom. This match of light to size allows scientists to study the atomic structures of everything from polymers to viruses, proteins to ceramics, even a hair sample from Ludwig von Beethoven.
Attendees will tour this fascinating facility for 2 hours and will enjoy lunch (on your own) at the National Laboratory Cafeteria.
Includes round-trip transportation from the Hilton Chicago. $35 members/$44 nonmembers Register today!