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VIA Symmetry Magazine

LZ Dark Matter Detector on Fast Track

Construction has officially launched for the LZ next-generation dark matter experiment.

February 13, 2017
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Physics Love Poems

Advance your romance with science.

February 14, 2017
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H. Pierre Noyes, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 92

H. Pierre Noyes, the first director of SLAC's Theory Group, died in Stanford on Sept. 30, 2016, at age 92. Noyes, a theoretical physicist...

February 14, 2017
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Protein Structure Solved from Smallest Crystals Yet

X-rays show details of an insect virus’s crystalline cocoon with sub-nanometer resolution.

February 16, 2017  ·  3 min read
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Q&A: Dark Matter Hunter Kimberly Palladino Helps Move Plans for LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment Forward

SLAC’s team of dark matter hunters recently gained a new member.

January 21, 2015  ·  5 min read
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Wizardly Neutrinos

Why can a neutrino pass through solid objects?

February 16, 2017
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Uranium From Seawater Factors Into Nuclear Power

Researchers, including from SIMES, say extracting uranium from seawater could help nuclear power play a larger role in a carbon-free energy future.

February 17, 2017
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Harker School Wins 2017 SLAC Regional Science Bowl Competition

After losing its first match of the day to the defending champions, The Harker School’s team won 10 consecutive rounds to claim victory in...

February 23, 2017  ·  4 min read
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Instrument Finds New Earthly Purpose

Detectors long used to look at the cosmos are now part of X-ray experiments here on Earth.

February 23, 2017
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New Droplet-on-Tape Method Assists Biochemical Research at X-Ray Lasers

A research collaboration designed a new assembly-line system that rapidly replaces exposed samples and allows the team to study reactions in real-time.

February 27, 2017  ·  2 min read
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Corrective 'Eyeglasses' Now Available For X-Ray Research Facilities

A new paper describes a way to fabricate glasses that can correct X-ray focusing problems at synchrotrons and X-ray lasers.

March 1, 2017  ·  4 min read
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Engineers Use Soup Additive to Create a Stretchable Plastic Electrode

Paving the way for flexible electronics, engineers have developed a plastic electrode that stretches like rubber but carries electricity like wires.

March 10, 2017
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