Dark matter is one of the most mysterious components of the universe. Yet it makes up 23 percent of the mass of the universe...
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Supernovas: Gravity-powered Neutrino Bombs
Imagine taking a ball of hot plasma more massive than the sun and suddenly compressing it to a super-dense object the size of a...
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Reinventing Batteries
Batteries are needed everywhere, for consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and large-scale energy storage on the electrical grid. All of these applications are limited by...
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In less than two decades, scientists have discovered more than a thousand planets orbiting other stars. Now we know that our solar system is...
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Now Playing: Molecular Movies
Since it began operation in 2009, SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) has allowed scientists to make new types of X-ray measurements that were...
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Quantum CSI: Profiling Molecules with X-rays
From social media to market analysis, people use pattern recognition and machine learning to sift through enormous amounts of data and reach new levels...
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The End of Spacetime
Spacetime and quantum mechanics are the pillars of our modern understanding of fundamental physics. But there are storm clouds on the horizon indicating that...
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Areas of research: structural biology; X-ray crystallography; synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers; COVID-19 research and drug discovery; protein dynamics; experimental automation
