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Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) research

Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) research conducted at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).
September 22, 2022
Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) research conducted at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).
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Roger Kornberg

Stanford’s Roger Kornberg received the 2006 chemistry Nobel for work on RNA transcriptase, shown on screens. 

September 22, 2022
Roger Kornberg received the 2006 chemistry Nobel for work on RNA transcriptase
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EKG-like pulse of energy flatlining as it enters a battery

Conceptual illustration shows an EKG-like pulse of energy flatlining as it enters a battery, then coming back to life as...
January 3, 2022
Conceptual illustration shows an EKG-like pulse of energy flatlining as it enters a battery, then coming back to life as it exits
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Battery’s liquid electrolyte

A battery's liquid electrolyte clings to small holes in a cryo-EM sample holder. The electrolyte will be fast-frozen into a...
January 5, 2022
A battery's liquid electrolyte clings to small holes in a cryo-EM sample holder.
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Superconductivity signature traits

How can you tell if a material is a superconductor? Four classic signatures are illustrated here. Left to right: 1)...
January 25, 2022
An illustration shows four icons representing signatures of the superconducting transition: carrying electrical current without resistance, expelling magnetic fields, a unique response to heating and electrons pairing up and condensing.
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Exposing the material to a magnetic field

To study superconducting materials in their “normal,” non-superconducting state, scientists usually switch off superconductivity by exposing the material to a...
February 8, 2022
Exposing the material to a magnetic field
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Cryo-EM reconstructions of KIX

February 10, 2022
Red molecules are sandwiched between a blue inner shell and purple outer shell.
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Nickelate and cuprate superconductors

The first measurements of magnetic excitations rippling through a nickelate (Ni) superconductor show it's closely related to cuprate (Cu) superconductors...
July 7, 2021
Illustration showing nickelate and cuprate superconductors as cartoon characters that are either close friends holding hands or neighbors talking over a fence.
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Single nickel atom bonded to nitrogen atoms

This illustration shows one of the active sites of a new catalyst that accelerates the first step in making fuels...
August 4, 2021
A ball-and-stick illustration of a single nickel atom (green) bonded to nitrogen atoms (blue) on the surface of a carbon material. The arrangement allows the nickel atoms to catalyze two types of reactions involved in making fuel from CO2.
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Emmanuel Aneke

Al Ashley Fellow Emmanuel Aneke.
August 26, 2021
Emmanuel Aneke
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Surface of a catalyst as a lattice work of atoms

An illustration depicts a new system developed at SLAC and Stanford that anchors individual iridium atoms to the surface of...
August 27, 2021
Illustration showing surface of a catalyst as a lattice work of atoms, with single iridium molecules held above it on tiny 8-sided structures to facilitate splitting of water molecules seen floating above
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An example for technology transfer at SLAC

An example for technology transfer at SLAC: Expertise in creating powerful particle beams for giant particle accelerators that advance our...
March 4, 2022
Tech Transfer