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Cells Balance Between Life and Death
Study Measures How Much Energy Goes Into Keeping A Crucial Bond
An optical laser (green) excites the iron-containing active site of the protein cytochrome c, and then an X-ray laser (white) probes the iron.
A Single Electron Triggers 'Molecular Sunscreen'
SLAC X-Ray Study Discovers a New Way to See How DNA, Plastics, Visual Receptors and More Respond to Light
Symmetry: A Speed Trap for Dark Matter, Revisited
Experiment Could Use Doppler Effect to Look for Signs of Dark Matter
LCLS Reveals Atomic Structure of Intact Virus
Groundbreaking New Method Will Greatly Speed Protein Analysis at X-ray Lasers

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Discovery Could Lead to Sustainable Ethanol Made from Carbon Dioxide
A recent discovery by scientists from the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis could lead to a new, more sustainable way to make ethanol without corn or other crops.
New Research Finds a Missing Piece to High-Temperature Superconductor Mystery
Propagating “charge density wave” fluctuations are seen in superconducting copper oxides for the...
Illustration of electronic behavior in copper oxide materials
Symmetry: Another Year Wiser

In honor of Fermilab’s upcoming 50th birthday, Symmetry presents physics birthday...

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