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October 1, 2019

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SLAC’s Aina Cohen receives 2019 Farrel W. Lytle Award

She is recognized for two decades of innovation and excellence at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.

October 1, 2019

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Particle physicists lend a hand to advance neuroscience

After meeting at a party, a Stanford psychologist and SLAC particle physicists have collaborated on a new kind of EEG device that can stimulate the brain and read out the effects.

September 26, 2019

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Scientists finally find superconductivity in exactly the place they've been looking for decades

The Hubbard model, used to understand electron behavior in numerous quantum materials, now shows us its stripes, and superconductivity too, in simulations for cuprate superconductors.

Diagram of electrons moving to neighboring atoms in Hubbard model

September 23, 2019

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In brief: Breaking up buckyballs is hard to do

A new study shows how soccer ball-shaped molecules burst more slowly than expected when blasted with an X-ray laser beam.

September 20, 2019

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Matteo Mitrano receives 2019 LCLS Young Investigator Award for pioneering new techniques to probe high-temperature superconductivity

Early career award recognizes Mitrano’s work in ultrafast X-ray scattering.

September 10, 2019

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Xinru Wang wins 2019 Klein Award for research on cell signaling in enzymes

Using SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron SSRL, Wang improves fundamental knowledge about how cells communicate, which could enable the development of more effective drugs.

September 9, 2019

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Plastics, fuels and chemical feedstocks from CO2? They’re working on it.

SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore what it would take to turn the climate-changing gas into valuable products on an industrial scale.