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Researchers Converge to Map Out a Way to Interpret Particle Collision Images

One of the most striking features of particle collisions is the jet: a spray of particles, or energy – or both – produced when...

October 25, 2011  ·  2 min read
A rainbow burst depicting a simulated black hole event in ATLAS detector
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K-B Mirrors Harness X-rays for Science

Up close, they look simple as can be: a pair of metal bars, each with one side polished to a brilliant shine.

October 11, 2011  ·  9 min read
SLAC scientists standing by the K-B mirror system at SSRL
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Sorting Millions of Snapshots from the LCLS

The great thing about SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source is that it churns out incredible volumes of data about things no one has ever...

August 30, 2011  ·  3 min read
Individual snapshots to be sorted
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SLAC X-rays Help Discover New Drug Against Melanoma

It was front page news around the world: a drug designed to disrupt malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, was so successful...

July 12, 2011  ·  4 min read
Representation of drug developed in part at SLAC at work against melanoma (Image courtesy Plexxikon Inc.)
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Forces Within Molecules Can Strengthen Extra-long Carbon-carbon Bonds

The strength of a chemical bond between atoms is the fundamental basis for a molecule’s stability and reactivity.

September 15, 2011  ·  3 min read
Representation of the longest carbon-carbon bond ever seen in an alkane
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Xradia: A Pioneering Provider of Innovative X-Ray Microscopes

In the first of an occasional series of articles profiling companies that supply or use SLAC facilities, we look at Pleasanton-based Xradia, Inc., which...

August 16, 2012  ·  4 min read
Pianetta and Yun at SSRL
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SSRL Data Advances Prostate Cancer Drug Design

Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men, is often a localized, slow-growing cancer, which aids treatment and improves survival rates. However, highly aggressive...

July 23, 2012  ·  2 min read
Structure of CYP17A1
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Innovative SIMES Solar-Energy Technology Funded by DOE

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a research group at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) a grant of up...

July 18, 2012  ·  2 min read
diagram showing how the photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) device works
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Creating the Heart of a Planet in the Heart of a Gem

Although materials scientists have theorized for years that a form of super-dense aluminum exists under the extreme pressures found inside a planet’s core, no...

August 23, 2011  ·  2 min read
Image - Sapphire crystal with laser-carved cavity (Image by Arturas Vailionis.)
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Proof: Cosmic Rays Come from Exploding Stars

A new study confirms what scientists have long suspected: Cosmic rays – energetic particles that pelt Earth from all directions – are born in...

February 14, 2013  ·  5 min read
Artist's rendition of a supernova shock wave
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SLAC, Stanford Materials Scientists Develop Topological Insulator With a Switch

Scientists at Stanford and SLAC have found a potential way to harness the amazing properties of topological insulators – materials that conduct electricity only...

October 4, 2011  ·  4 min read
Diagram of electrons traveling through topological insulator
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Former SLAC Intern is Youngest to Lead LCLS Experiment

Stephanie Mack, 20, read and reread the email in disbelief.

April 4, 2013  ·  4 min read
Photo - Shih-Wen Huang, left, and Stephanie Mack in Soft X-ray Instrument  control room
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