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SLAC, Stanford Gadget Grabs More Solar Energy to Disinfect Water Faster

Researchers at SLAC and Stanford have created a nanostructured device, about half the size of a postage stamp, that harnesses more of the sun's...

August 15, 2016  ·  4 min read
A researcher holds a tiny device that uses sunlight to disinfect water.
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X-ray Research on Short-lived Isotope Provides New Possibilities for Cancer Treatment

The study could help develop ways to safely transport radioactive actinium through the body to target tumor cells.

August 19, 2016  ·  3 min read
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Aleksandra Vojvodic Named MIT Tech Review Innovator Under 35

The SLAC staff scientist is being honored for using theory and computation to help design new catalysts for generating and storing clean energy.

August 23, 2016  ·  4 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Five Facts About the Big Bang

It’s the cornerstone of cosmology, but what is it all about?

August 23, 2016
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Undergraduate Interns Learn from Summer Research

Thirty students from around the country performed research projects and more at SLAC this summer through the SULI program.

August 26, 2016  ·  4 min read
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Poof! The Weird Case of the X-ray that Came Out Blank

A ‘nonlinear’ phenomenon that seemingly turns materials transparent is seen for the first time in X-rays at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source.

August 29, 2016  ·  5 min read
Illustration of an LCLS experiment in which a sample seemed to disapper
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A Virtual Flight Through a Catalyst Particle Finds Evidence of Poisoning

Merging two powerful 3-D X-ray techniques, researchers revealed new details of a process known as metal poisoning that clogs the pores of catalyst particles...

August 30, 2016  ·  4 min read
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SLAC’s High-speed ‘Electron Camera’ Films Atomic Nuclei in Vibrating Molecules

Method creates new opportunities for studies of extremely fast processes in biology, chemistry and materials science.

August 31, 2016  ·  5 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Our Galactic Neighborhood

What can our cosmic neighbors tell us about dark matter and the early universe?

August 30, 2016
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Yijin Liu Receives 2016 Spicer Award For Substantial Research Contributions Using X-ray Microscopy

Liu acknowledged for wide-ranging work in energy materials, catalysis, carbon sequestration, material in extreme conditions and scientific big data mining.

August 31, 2016  ·  4 min read
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SLAC, Stanford Team Finds a Tough New Catalyst for Use in Renewable Fuels Production

The discovery could make water splitting, a key step in a number of clean energy technologies, cheaper and more efficient.

September 1, 2016  ·  4 min read
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Stanford Seed Grants Push the Boundaries of Innovative Research on Clean Energy

The Precourt Institute and the TomKat Center have awarded 15 seed grants for innovative energy research at Stanford and SLAC.

August 31, 2016
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