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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.
Scientists Take First X-ray Portraits of Living Bacteria at the LCLS
Researchers working at SLAC have captured the first X-ray portraits of living bacteria.
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.
5 Ways to Put Tiny Targets in Front of an X-ray Laser
Scientists have assembled an exotic toolbox for experiments that tap into the brightest X-rays on the planet.
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.
SIMES Engineers Use Brilliant X-rays to Illuminate Catalysis, Revise Theories
Stanford and SLAC engineers observed electrons at work during catalytic reactions. Their findings challenge long-held theories about some catalysts, opening the door to new or improved renewable energy applications.
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.
DESY's Henry Chapman Awarded Leibniz Prize for X-ray Laser Research
A scientist at Germany’s DESY lab who participated in pioneering studies at SLAC's LCLS has been awarded a scientific prize by a research foundation.
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.
