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Q&A: Simon Bare Catalyzes New Chemistry Effort at SLAC
After 30 years in industry, he is leading a new focus at the lab’s SSRL X-ray light source and looking for ways to build on research strengths at SLAC and Stanford.
For Platinum Catalysts, a Tiny Squeeze Gives a Big Boost in Performance
Squeezing a platinum catalyst a fraction of a nanometer nearly doubles its catalytic activity, a finding that could lead to better fuel cells and other clean energy technologies.
‘Brighter Than A Billion Suns’: SLAC Studies Featured in TEDx Talk
Paleontologist Phil Manning describes the “Imaging Life on Earth” project at TEDxCharleston.
New, Detailed Snapshots Capture Photosynthesis at Room Temperature
New X-ray methods have captured the highest resolution room-temperature images of photosystem II.
Scientists, Interns Bring Structural Biology’s ‘Magic Bullet’ Technique to X-ray Lasers
The team determined the 3-D structure of a biomolecule by tagging it with selenium atoms and taking hundreds of thousands of images.
Studying Nanosecond Molecular Transformations
Focused X-rays reveal how rocks under high pressure transform into different materials.
SLAC, Berkeley Lab Researchers Prepare for Scientific Computing on the Exascale
Two recently funded computing projects work toward developing cutting-edge scientific applications for future exascale supercomputers that can perform at least a billion billion computing operations per second.
Symmetry: In Search of a Parallel Universe
What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?
Scientists Gather for Annual SLAC Users’ Conference
The event drew more than 400 participants, with workshops and presentations focusing on collaborations and new technology at SLAC’s light sources.
X-rays Reveal Artistry in an Ancient Vase
Beams of X-rays uncover surprising techniques in the creation of art on ancient Greek pottery.
