What can skyrmions do for you? These ghostly quantum rings, heretofore glimpsed only under extreme laboratory conditions, just might be the basis for a new type of computer memory that never loses its grip on the data it stores. Now, thanks to a research team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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The American Crystallographic Association (ACA) has selected retired Laboratory Senior Fellow Benno Schoenborn, formerly of Bioenergy and Biome Sciences (B-11), to receive the 2016 Bau Neutron Diffraction Award. The Award recognizes exceptional research achievement in neutron diffraction. Schoenborn is honored for his pioneering research in macromolecular neutron crystallography and the design and development of the

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NSSA was a sponsor for the Neutron Scattering Gordon Research Conference held in Hong Kong, June 21-26, 2015.  The topic of the conference was “Effect of Disorder and Disordered Materials” and the conference web site can he found here. NSSA sponsorship primarily supported early career participation by US researchers attending the meeting.

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