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Scientists discover how proteins form crystals that tile a microbe’s shell

A new understanding of the nucleation process could shed light on how the shells help microbes interact with their environments, and help people design...

December 17, 2019  ·  2 min read
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X-rays shed light on how anti-asthmatic drugs work

A new study uncovers how a critical protein binds to drugs used to treat asthma and other inflammatory diseases.

December 13, 2019  ·  2 min read
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Researchers reveal how enzyme motions catalyze reactions

What they learned could lead to a better understanding of how antibiotics are broken down in the body, potentially leading to the development of...

December 16, 2019  ·  2 min read
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SLAC Director Emeritus, Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Burton Richter Dies at 87

Richter designed particle accelerators and carried out experiments that led to the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the charm quark.

July 19, 2018
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Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for “Ultrafast” Science

Tony Heinz and Z-X Shen will receive funding for research focused on catalysis and novel states of matter.

July 25, 2018
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Emma McBride and Caterina Vernieri Receive 2018 Panofsky Fellowships at SLAC

Their work will deepen our understanding of matter in extreme conditions and fundamental particle physics.

July 26, 2018  ·  5 min read
Panofsky Fellows 2018
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Ming Yi wins Spicer Award for superconductor research at SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron

Former Stanford and UC-Berkeley physicist is honored for foundational research that peers into unconventional phenomena within exotic materials.

July 30, 2018  ·  5 min read
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Risa Wechsler named director of KIPAC

She’ll direct the future of astrophysics research at SLAC and Stanford for the next five years.

July 31, 2018  ·  3 min read
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Particle physicists team up with AI to solve toughest science problems

Researchers from SLAC and around the world increasingly use machine learning to handle Big Data produced in modern experiments and to study some of...

August 1, 2018  ·  6 min read
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In a first, scientists precisely measure how synthetic diamonds grow

A SLAC-Stanford study reveals exactly what it takes for diamond to crystallize around a “seed” cluster of atoms. The results apply to industrial processes...

August 2, 2018  ·  5 min read
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Catching the dance of antibiotics and ribosomes at room temperature

A new imaging technique is allowing researchers to pinpoint ways of modifying drugs to avoid side effects.

August 6, 2018  ·  7 min read
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46th annual SLAC Summer Institute celebrates Standard Model at 50

The event attracted 124 participants and explores the successes and challenges of the theory that describes subatomic particles and fundamental forces.

August 7, 2018  ·  2 min read
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