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Scientists from SIMES and Berkeley Lab Cook Up New Electronic Material

Crafted in a single atomic layer, it could be a natural fit for making thin, flexible light-based electronics, as well as futuristic 'spintronics' and...

January 9, 2014  ·  4 min read
This diagram shows a single layer of MoSe2 thin film (green and yellow balls) grown on a layer of graphene (black balls) that has formed on the surface of a silicon carbide substrate. (Yi Zhang, SIMES and ALS/Berkeley Lab)
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New X-ray Laser Technique Measures Atomic Vibrations Faster, More Accurately

An international team led by scientists from two SLAC/Stanford institutes has devised a much faster and more accurate way of measuring subtle atomic vibrations...

December 17, 2013  ·  3 min read
Image showing laser beam energizing atoms in crystal lattic
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Scientists Find Stronger 3-D Material that Behaves Like Graphene

Researchers from Oxford, SIMES and Berkeley Lab say cadmium arsenide could yield practical devices with the same extraordinary electronic properties as 2-D graphene.

June 2, 2014  ·  3 min read
This illustration depicts fast-moving, massless electrons inside the material.
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Rattled Atoms Mimic High-temperature Superconductivity

An experiment at SLAC provided the first fleeting glimpse of the atomic structure of a material as it entered a state resembling room-temperature superconductivity...

December 4, 2014  ·  3 min read
Image - In a high-temperature superconducting material known as YBCO, light from a laser causes oxygen atoms to vibrate between layers of copper oxide in a way that favors superconductivity.

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