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June 30, 2021
Solving a long-standing mystery about the desert’s rock art canvas
Petroglyphs are carved in a material called rock varnish, the origins of which have been debated for years. Now, scientists argue it’s the result of bacteria and an adaptation that protects them from the desert sun’s harsh rays.
Rock art featuring human and animal forms and handprints
March 11, 2021
News Feature
Researchers gain insight into how solvent molecules impact light-driven reactions
This new understanding could aid the development of more efficient clean energy sources.
electron transfer
January 12, 2021
News Feature
Sulfur plays a role in the ocean’s carbon cycle, new study finds
The results suggest a possible feedback that could help trap carbon in the ocean’s low-oxygen zones, but the impact on climate change remains unclear.
Scientists watch from a ship deck as a sample is hauled in from the ocean.
October 28, 2020
News Brief
SLAC researchers join effort to make plastic more recyclable
Scientists at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource will study plastics and biologically-motivated processes that break them down in hopes of finding more efficient ways to “upcycle” them.
Clear plastic bottles
October 16, 2020
News Feature
Slideshow: 2020 SSRL/LCLS Users’ Meeting
The annual conference for scientists who conduct research at SLAC’s light sources engaged more than 1,700 researchers in talks, workshops and discussions.
2020 SSRL/LCLS Users' Meeting
September 17, 2020
News Feature
Case van Genuchten wins 2020 Farrel W. Lytle Award for drinking water treatment research
The honor recognizes his research on technologies for removing toxic chemicals from water.
Arsenic water research at SSRL
September 14, 2020
News Brief
SLAC’s upgraded X-ray laser shows its soft side
This leap in capability will allow scientists to investigate quantum and chemical systems more directly than ever before.
SXU
September 10, 2020
News Feature
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Stanford physicist’s quest for the perfect keys to unlock the mysteries of superconductivity
For decades Z-X Shen has ridden a wave of curiosity about the strange behavior of electrons that can levitate magnets.
Portrait of Stanford and SLAC Professor Z-X Shen
August 20, 2020
News Feature
A new X-ray detector snaps 1,000 atomic-level pictures per second of nature's ultrafast processes
The ePix10k detector is ready to advance science at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser and at facilities around the world.
ePix10k
August 6, 2020
News Brief
Researchers tease out the unique chemical fingerprint of the most aggressive free radical in living things
The technique they used will offer insight into many different chemical reactions.
hydroxyl radical

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