(Source: Argonne National Laboratory) Your car is powered by a series of tiny explosions. Scientists think they could make them cleaner and more efficient. This article was originally published in the spring 2016 issue of Argonne Now, the laboratory's science magazine. A billionth of a second: That's how quickly some of the most critical chemical reactions of combustion occur. Argonne chemist Stephen Pratt leads the Gas-Phase Chemical Dynamics Group at Argonne. His team, which includes a dozen Ph.D. scientists, several postdocs, and numerous visiting students and researchers, is trying to gather as much information as they can about something that lasts only an instant. Their focus:...
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