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Connecting the dots in the sky could shed new light on dark matter

Matching up maps of matter and light from the Dark Energy Survey and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may help astrophysicists understand what causes a...

January 13, 2020  ·  7 min read
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First detailed electronic study of new nickelate superconductor

Discovered at SLAC and Stanford, this new class of unconventional superconductors is starting to give up its secrets – including a surprising 3D metallic...

January 20, 2020  ·  3 min read
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A day in the life of an X-ray laser coach

Siqi Li develops connections with people and concepts while working on new technologies for accelerators.

January 29, 2020  ·  4 min read
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Rust offers a cheap way to filter arsenic-poisoned water

In regions that lack the resources to treat the contaminated water, it can lead to disease, cancer, and even death.

January 30, 2020  ·  5 min read
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Could the next generation of particle accelerators come out of the 3D printer?

SLAC scientists and collaborators are developing 3D copper printing techniques to build accelerator components.

February 5, 2020  ·  6 min read
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How iron carbenes store energy from sunlight – and why they aren’t better at it

These inexpensive photosensitizers could make solar power and chemical manufacturing more efficient. Experiments at SLAC offer insight into how they work.

February 6, 2020  ·  2 min read
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Atom or noise? New method helps cryo-EM researchers tell the difference

Cryogenic electron microscopy can in principle make out individual atoms in a molecule, but distinguishing the crisp from the blurry parts of an image...

February 11, 2020  ·  2 min read
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Researchers show how electric fields affect a molecular twist within light-sensitive proteins

A better understanding of this phenomenon, which is crucial to many processes that occur in biological systems and materials, could enable researchers to develop...

February 12, 2020  ·  4 min read
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Victory for The Harker School of San Jose in 2020 SLAC Regional Science Bowl competition

Twenty-eight teams went head-to-head, testing their science knowledge and buzzer skills, for the chance to go to the nationals in April.

February 13, 2020  ·  3 min read
Students compete in 2020 SLAC Regional Science Bowl
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Researchers identify new culprit for Minamata mercury poisoning tragedy

The 1950s and ‘60s poisoning event was long attributed to methylmercury, but studies at SLAC suggest a different compound was to blame. The findings...

February 21, 2020  ·  3 min read
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Radio waves detect particle showers in a block of plastic

A cheap technique could detect neutrinos in polar ice, eventually allowing researchers to expand the energy reach of IceCube without breaking the bank.

February 24, 2020  ·  2 min read
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A better way to build diamonds

With the right amount of pressure and surprisingly little heat, a substance found in fossil fuels can transform into pure diamond.

February 26, 2020
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