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Possible Rare Dwarf Galaxies Found Orbiting Milky Way

Reports by groups including Dark Energy Survey and Large Area Telescope scientists may provide new clues about the properties of mysterious dark matter.

March 10, 2015  ·  5 min read
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New 2-Color X-ray Laser Technique Could Reveal Atomic Detail of Medically Important Proteins

Developed at SLAC’s LCLS, it could also yield new information from hard-to-study samples in materials science, chemistry and other fields.

March 10, 2015  ·  5 min read
Image - These charts show (a) the energy profile of two electron bunches that are separated by about 6 picoseconds, which are later stimulated to emit (b) two X-ray pulses separated by femtoseconds.
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Scientists Watch Quantum Dots 'Breathe' in Response to Stress

SLAC study of tiny nanocrystals provides new insight on the design and function of nanomaterials

March 18, 2015  ·  3 min read
Image - In this illustration, intense X-rays produced at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source strike nanowires to study an ultrafast "breathing" response in the crystals induced quadrillionths of a second earlier by pulses of optical laser light.
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Experiment Provides the Best Look Yet at 'Warm Dense Matter' at Cores of Giant Planets

A SLAC experiment has provided the first detailed look at the creation of an exotic superhot, compressed concoction known as "warm dense matter" –...

March 23, 2015  ·  4 min read
IMAGE - A study at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser provides the most detailed measurements yet of a material's temperature and compression as it transitions into a mysterious state known as "warm dense matter."
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Better ‘Cosmic Candles’ to Illuminate Dark Energy

Using a newly identified set of supernovae, researchers have found a way to measure distances in space twice as precisely as before.

March 26, 2015
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Scientists Track Ultrafast Creation of a Catalyst with X-ray Laser

Researchers use X-ray laser at SLAC to track light-triggered chemical reactions in a molecule that serves as a simple model for the conversion of...

April 1, 2015  ·  4 min read
IMAGE - Artistic rendering of a molecule severed by laser light, with a separate molecule (bottom right) from a solvent rushing in to bond with the just-split molecule. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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First Endowed Professorship to Link SLAC and Stanford Honors Arthur Bienenstock

Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have established the first endowed professorship in honor of Arthur Bienenstock.

April 7, 2015  ·  4 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Seeing Dark Matter Without Seeing

Indirect detection experiments might be the key to discovering invisible dark matter.

April 9, 2015
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Researchers Create a New Map of Invisible Dark Matter

Dark Energy Survey scientists have released a detailed map of dark matter – crucial information for a better understanding of galaxy formation and dark...

April 13, 2015  ·  4 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

LSST Construction Begins

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will take the most thorough survey ever of the Southern sky.

April 14, 2015
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X-ray Study May Aid in Designing Better Blood Pressure Drugs

An experiment at SLAC's X-ray laser has revealed in atomic detail how a hypertension drug binds to a cellular receptor that plays a key...

April 23, 2015  ·  4 min read
Image - This photo shows a medical device used to monitor blood pressure. In a study at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser, researchers studied how a hypertension drug binds to a cellular receptor known as an angiotensin II type 1 receptor.
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SLAC and Stanford’s James D. Bjorken Receives 2015 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize

The European Physical Society honors Bjorken’s theoretical work on the parton structure of the proton, which contributed to the development of a theory of...

April 20, 2015  ·  1 min read
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