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VIA Symmetry Magazine

‘Particle Fever’ Opens in the US

Particle Fever is a documentary that follows scientists involved in research at the Large Hadron Collider, including the ATLAS Experiment in which SLAC participates...

March 4, 2014
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X-ray Laser Sheds New Light on Quest for Faster Data Storage

An experiment at SLAC’s X-ray laser has revealed the first atomic-scale details of a new technique that could point the way to faster data...

March 6, 2014  ·  4 min read
Image - A laser-driven electric pulse excites a magnetic response in a multiferroic material that is measured by SLAC's X-ray laser pulse (blue).
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SLAC Partners with Industry to Produce Powerful Klystrons for Research

A cooperative agreement with Palo-Alto based CPI opens the door to routine commercial manufacturing of these powerful vacuum tube devices, which convert electron beams...

March 5, 2014  ·  5 min read
CPI President and Chief Operating Officer Robert A. Fickett, left, and SLAC Lab Director Chi-Chang Kao look at one of the XL5 klystrons the company built under a cooperative agreement with SLAC.
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SLAC Accelerator Physicists Help Make Sure ILC Will Hit Target

SLAC accelerator physicists have been instrumental in creating a vital part of a future Higgs boson-producing linear accelerator, from developing the initial design nearly...

March 7, 2014  ·  2 min read
Photo - SLAC members of the ATF2 collaboration
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A New Way to Tune X-ray Laser Pulses

A new system at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's X-ray laser narrows a rainbow spectrum of X-ray colors to a more intense band of light...

March 10, 2014  ·  4 min read
Photo - A view of the soft X-ray self-seeding system during installation in the Undulator Hall at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser. (Brad Plummer/SLAC)
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Spencer Gessner Receives 2014 Siemann Fellowship

Stanford graduate student Spencer Gessner has received a Siemann fellowship to help him continue his research into cutting-edge accelerator physics at SLAC's Facility for...

March 12, 2014  ·  3 min read
Photo – Spencer Gessner, 2014 Siemann Fellow
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Data-mining for Crystal 'Gold' at SLAC's X-ray Laser

A new tool for analyzing mountains of data from SLAC’s Linac Coherent Lightsource (LCLS) X-ray laser can produce high-quality images of important proteins using...

March 16, 2014  ·  4 min read
Photo - Nicholas Sauter, middle, points to a monitor during an experiment this month at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Particle Physics in the United States

More than 150 US universities and laboratories are engaged in particle physics research and technology innovation, playing important roles in the Higgs boson and...

March 16, 2014
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SLAC, Stanford Scientists Play Key Roles in Confirming Cosmic Inflation

Two scientists at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory made key contributions to the discovery of the first direct evidence for cosmic inflation...

March 19, 2014  ·  5 min read
Image - The BICEP2 detector shown in this electron-beam micrograph works by converting the light from the cosmic microwave background into heat. A titanium film tuned on its transition to a superconducting state makes a sensitive thermometer.
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Scientists Discover Potential Way to Make Graphene Superconducting

Scientists have discovered a potential way to make graphene – a single layer of carbon atoms with great promise for future electronics – superconducting...

March 20, 2014  ·  3 min read
Superconducting Graphene Layers
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Public Lecture: Mutant Ribosomes and the Action of Antibiotics

SLAC's Hasan DeMirci will explain how using X-rays, scientists can observe the setup of a ribosome's machinery and the changes in its structure ca

March 24, 2014
stillframe from public lecture video about mutant ribosomes and antibiotics
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Science with Bling: Turning Graphite into Diamond

SLAC researchers have found a new way to transform graphite into diamond. The approach may have implications for industrial applications ranging from cutting tools...

March 27, 2014  ·  4 min read
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