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Semiconductor Works Better when Hitched to Graphene
Recent experiments at SLAC's SSRL reveal that an organic semiconductor transports electrical charge more efficiently when combined with the wonder material graphene.
Scientists Get First Glimpse of a Chemical Bond Being Born
Scientists have used an X-ray laser at SLAC to get the first glimpse of the transition state where two atoms begin to form a weak bond on the way to becoming a molecule.
Record Keeping Helps Bacteria’s Immune System Fight Invaders
Research reveals that the bacterial immune system can better destroy viral attackers by saving genetic records of previously encountered viruses.
X-ray Study Reveals Division of Labor in Cell Health Protein
Research performed in part at SLAC has provided new insights into how "TH proteins" couple two important processes needed to maintain healthy cells.
SLAC Welcomes Professor and Chemical Sciences Division Director Tony Heinz
He’s known for exploring fundamental properties of novel materials on the nanoscale, and for developing new tools for the exploration.
SLAC Scientists Search for New Ways to Deal with U.S. Uranium Ore Processing Legacy
In an important step toward handling the nation’s uranium milling legacy, researchers try to understand why contamination at remediated uranium processing sites continues to persist at dangerously high levels.
SLAC Scientists Search for New Ways to Deal with U.S. Uranium Ore Processing Legacy
In an important step toward handling the nation’s uranium milling legacy, researchers try to understand why contamination at remediated uranium processing sites continues to persist at dangerously high levels.
First Direct Evidence that a Mysterious Phase of Matter Competes with High-Temperature Superconductivity
SLAC study shows the so-called ‘pseudogap’ hoards electrons that otherwise might pair up to carry current through a material with 100 percent efficiency.
Study May Help Slow the Spread of Flu
Understanding details of a flu antibody offers new insight for future structure-based drug discovery and novel avenues for designing vaccines.
Robotics Meet X-ray Lasers in Cutting-edge Biology Studies
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are combining the speed and precision of robots with one of the brightest X-ray lasers on the planet for pioneering studies of proteins important to biology and drug discovery.
