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Researchers Use World's Smallest Diamonds to Make Wires Three Atoms Wide
Scientists at Stanford and SLAC use diamondoids – the smallest possible bits of diamond – to assemble atoms into the thinnest possible electrical wires.
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.
Studying Nanosecond Molecular Transformations
Focused X-rays reveal how rocks under high pressure transform into different materials.
SLAC’s X-ray Laser Glimpses How Electrons Dance with Atomic Nuclei in Materials
Understanding how a material’s electrons interact with vibrations of its nuclear lattice could help design and control novel materials, from solar cells to high-temperature superconductors.
SIMES Engineers Develop a Plastic Clothing Material that Cools the Skin
Researchers have engineered a low-cost plastic material that could become the basis for clothing that cools the wearer, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning.
SLAC, Stanford Team Finds a Tough New Catalyst for Use in Renewable Fuels Production
The discovery could make water splitting, a key step in a number of clean energy technologies, cheaper and more efficient.
Poof! The Weird Case of the X-ray that Came Out Blank
A ‘nonlinear’ phenomenon that seemingly turns materials transparent is seen for the first time in X-rays at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source.
SLAC, Stanford Gadget Grabs More Solar Energy to Disinfect Water Faster
Researchers at SLAC and Stanford have created a nanostructured device, about half the size of a postage stamp, that harnesses more of the sun's spectrum of light to disinfect water much faster than with ultraviolet rays alone.
PULSE, SIMES-led Experiments Point Toward Memory Chips 1,000 Times Faster Than Today’s
Silicon chips can store data in billionths of a second, but phase-change memory could be 1,000 times faster, while using less energy and requiring less space.
Stanford, SLAC Team Reveals Nanoscale Secrets of Rechargeable Batteries
An interdisciplinary team has developed a way to track how particles charge and discharge at the nanoscale, an advance that will lead to better batteries for all sorts of mobile applications.
