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Molecular movie pioneers awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's new Horizon Prize

The Horizon Prizes celebrate the most exciting, contemporary chemical science at the cutting edge of research and innovation.

June 9, 2021  ·  3 min read
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Scientists discover how oxygen loss saps a lithium-ion battery’s voltage

Measuring the process in unprecedented detail gives them clues to how to minimize the problem and protect battery performance.

June 14, 2021  ·  5 min read
Illustration of oxygen atoms leaving a lithium-ion battery as lithium flows in alongside a battery whose energy is being sapped by this process
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SLAC to coordinate with Precourt on energy research incorporating environmental justice and social equity

The lab will help fund the work of researchers who use artificial intelligence and machine learning to make energy systems more sustainable, affordable, resilient...

June 11, 2021
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SLAC physicist honored for precision particle theory research

Bernhard Mistlberger has developed new methods to make Standard Model predictions more precise than ever. The European Physical Society recently awarded him the 2021...

June 16, 2021  ·  2 min read
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Solving a long-standing mystery about the desert’s rock art canvas

Petroglyphs are carved in a material called rock varnish, the origins of which have been debated for years. Now, scientists argue it’s the result...

June 30, 2021  ·  3 min read
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A detailed study of nickelate’s magnetism finds a strong kinship with cuprate superconductors

Nickelate materials give scientists an exciting new window into how unconventional superconductors carry electric current with no loss at relatively high temperatures.

July 8, 2021  ·  5 min read
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SLAC hosts Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for a virtual visit

She toured the lab’s powerful X-ray laser, looked at the construction of the world’s largest digital camera, and discussed climate research, industries of the...

July 9, 2021  ·  5 min read
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Scientists take first snapshots of ultrafast switching in a quantum electronic device

They discover a short-lived state that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient computing devices.

July 15, 2021  ·  4 min read
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Scientists turn methane into methanol at room temperature

An international team led by SLAC/Stanford Professor Ed Solomon used a tantalizing principle borrowed from nature to turn harmful methane into useful methanol.

July 16, 2021
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Vera Rubin, giant of astronomy

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be named for an influential astronomer who left the field better than she found it.

January 7, 2020
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SLAC/Stanford researchers build a particle accelerator that fits on a chip

Just as engineers once compressed some of the power of room-sized mainframes into desktop PCs, so too have the researchers shown how to pack...

January 8, 2020
This image, magnified 25,000 times, shows a section of an accelerator-on-a-chip.
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Scientists observe ultrafast birth of free radicals in water

What they learned could lead to a better understanding of how ionizing radiation can damage material systems, including cells.

January 9, 2020  ·  4 min read
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