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X-ray Studies at SLAC and Berkeley Lab Aid Search for Ebola Cure
Scientists have determined in atomic detail how a potential drug molecule fits into and blocks a channel in cell membranes that Ebola and related “filoviruses” need to infect victims’ cells.
5 Ways SLAC’s X-ray Laser Can Change the Way We Live
Toward next-generation electronics, better medications and green energy solutions: "The First Five Years" point to a bright future of high-impact discovery at LCLS.
Symmetry: Test of DUNE Tech Begins
On the road to the world’s largest neutrino detector, take the “DUNE Buggy.”
Symmetry: Daya Bay Discovers a Mismatch
The latest measurements from the Daya Bay neutrino experiment in China don’t align with predictions from nuclear theory.
Stanford Scientists Celebrate Technological Advances that Finally Made Gravitational Wave Detection Possible
Contributions to LIGO have come from many Stanford teams, including SLAC, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics and the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
Lynbrook Wins Second Straight SLAC Regional Science Bowl
At SLAC's Regional DOE Science Bowl on Saturday, Lynbrook High School pulled off a repeat performance of their 2015 win.
Symmetry: This Radioactive Life
Radiation is everywhere. The question is: How much?
Putting Silicon ‘Sawdust’ in a Graphene Cage Boosts Battery Performance
Wrapping silicon anode particles in custom-fit graphene cages could solve two major obstacles to using silicon in high-capacity lithium ion batteries.
Symmetry: Our Imperfect Vacuum
The emptiest parts of the universe aren’t so empty after all.
MFX First Light
For the first time in three years, LCLS has added a new instrument to its set of experimental stations. See photos of the brand new MFX hutch, LCLS’s seventh instrument.
