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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Show Your Affection with Physics Valentines

When it comes to love, sometimes you have to say it with science.

February 13, 2018
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In a First, Tiny Diamond Anvils Trigger Chemical Reactions by Squeezing

Experiments with 'molecular anvils' mark an important advance for mechanochemistry, which has the potential to make chemistry greener and more precise.

February 21, 2018  ·  7 min read
Illustration of soft molecules attached to molecular anvils between diamond tips
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First Nanoscale Look at How Lithium Ions Navigate a Molecular Maze to Reach Battery Electrode

Streamlining their journey through the electrolyte could help lithium-ion batteries charge faster.

February 22, 2018  ·  4 min read
Illustration of molecular layers in battery electrolyte
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Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Richard Taylor Dies at 88

One of the pioneering particle physicists working at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Taylor carried out experiments that led to the 1990

February 22, 2018
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With Laser Light, Scientists Create First X-Ray Holographic Images of Viruses

Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, researchers have made detailed 3-D images of nanoscale biology, with future applications in the study of air pollution, combustion and...

March 7, 2018  ·  4 min read
Colorful image formed from multiple X-ray diffraction patterns.
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Humanity, Technology Join Hands in Life/Art/Science/Tech Festival at SLAC

Part of Stanford's celebration of Frankenstein@200, the fifth LAST Festival brings together artists and scientists for two days of exhibitions and

March 6, 2018
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Q&A: Al Ashley Reflects on His Efforts to Diversify SLAC and Beyond

An award-winning mentor and networking guru, Al Ashley has placed thousands of underrepresented minority students in science and engineering summer research programs.

March 14, 2018  ·  5 min read
Al Ashley with internship program fellows
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Study Reveals New Insights into How Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells Work

Research conducted at the atomic scale could help explain how electric currents move efficiently through hybrid perovskites, promising materials for solar cells.

March 19, 2018  ·  6 min read
Illustration of what happens when simulated sunlight hits perovskite
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Weird Superconductor Leads Double Life

Understanding strontium titanate’s odd behavior will aid efforts to develop materials that conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency at higher temperatures.

March 20, 2018  ·  4 min read
Image of magnet floating above a superconducting material
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Starting from the Bottom

The bottom quark may lead physicists on a path to new discoveries.

March 21, 2018
Illlustration of person reading standard model keep getting bonked with apples labeled as different experiments
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Hidden Medical Text Read for the First Time in a Thousand Years

With X-ray imaging at SLAC’s synchrotron, scientists uncovered a 6th century translation of a book by the Greek-Roman doctor Galen. The words had been...

March 22, 2018  ·  6 min read
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Q&A: Bruce Gates on the Molecules That Can Drive Chemical Reactions

The professor at University of California, Davis, describes his innovative work at SLAC’s synchrotron to search for simple, selective catalysts.

March 26, 2018  ·  5 min read
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