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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Science Gets Social

If you like your science with a cup of coffee, a pint of beer or a raucous crowd, these events may be for you.

September 16, 2014
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Pursuit of Dark Matter Progresses at AMS

A possible sign of dark matter will eventually become clear, according to promising signs from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment.

September 18, 2014
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Research Pinpoints Role of 'Helper' Atoms in Oxygen Release

System Studied at SLAC's Synchrotron Mimics Steps in Photosynthesis

September 22, 2014  ·  3 min read
Image - This illustration of a model molecular complex mimics the final step in the cycle of photosynthesis: oxygen release.
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Stanford Researchers Create 'Evolved' Protein That May Stop Cancer From Spreading

SSRL protein crystallography expert joined research effort that could lead to a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy.

September 22, 2014
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When Research Worlds Collide

Particle physicists and scientists from other disciplines are finding ways to help one another answer critical questions.

September 23, 2014
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CERN Turns 60

CERN celebrates six decades of peaceful collaboration for science.

September 29, 2014
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Accelerating the Fight Against Cancer

As charged-particle therapies grow in popularity, physicists are working with other experts to make them smaller, cheaper and more effective—and m

September 30, 2014
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Martin L. Perl, Winner of 1995 Nobel Prize for Discovery of Tau Lepton, Dead at 87

Martin L. Perl, a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in...

October 1, 2014  ·  4 min read
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SLAC Director Emeritus and Nobelist Burton Richter to Receive National Medal of Science

The Medal is the Nation's Highest Honor for Achievement in the Field of Science

October 3, 2014  ·  3 min read
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Study Reveals 'Bellhops' in Cell Walls Can Double as Hormones

Discovery at SLAC's Synchrotron Could Lead to New Drug Designs, Treatments

October 6, 2014  ·  4 min read
Image - In this rendering, the structure of the nuclear receptor transcription factor Steroidogenic Factor-1 (SF-1, shown in gray) is bound by the signaling phospholipid referred to as "PIP3" (blue and red). (Raymond Blind/UCSF)
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Five Years of Scientific Discoveries with SLAC's LCLS

From 'Hollow' Atoms to Structures Inside Living Cells, SLAC's Laser Continues to Explore Science at the Extremes

October 7, 2014  ·  3 min read
This illustration shows how the first experiment at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser stripped away electrons from neon atoms. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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Science Hack Day

Astrophysicists inspire space-related projects at a 24-hour hack-a-thon in San Francisco.

October 8, 2014
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