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Catalysts are the unsung heroes of chemistry, accelerating reactions used to make fertilizers, fuels and consumer products. Our work aims to make catalysts more efficient and reduce the use of fossil fuels.

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Depiction of four techniques used to study a single-atom catalyst.

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System Studied at SLAC's Synchrotron Mimics Steps in Photosynthesis

Image - This illustration of a model molecular complex mimics the final step in the cycle of photosynthesis: oxygen release.
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Rapid Charging and Draining Doesn’t Damage Lithium Ion Electrode as Much as Thought

Photo - battery cycler
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By observing how hydrogen is absorbed into individual palladium nanocubes, Stanford materials scientists have detailed a key step in storing energy and information in...

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Chris Pollock Adapted Technique to Study Biomolecules in More Detail

Image - Chris Pollock monitors an experiment at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. (Courtesy of Chris Pollock)
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SLAC Experiment Reveals Mysterious Order in Liquid Helium

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Laser-timing Tool Works at the Speed of Electrons

Image - An illustration of the setup used to test an "attosecond" timing tool at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser. The dashed line represents the arrival time of the X-ray laser.
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Researchers have taken a big step toward accomplishing what battery designers have been trying to do for decades – design a pure lithium anode.

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Highly Efficient Nanoparticles Could Bring Down the Cost of Fuel Cells

Photo of a hydrogen fuel cell car
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SLAC Experiment Provides New Insight About How Electrons Move Across Molecules

Researchers used SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser to stimulate and measure the electron-transfer process inside a severed methyl iodide molecule.
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Sulfur Cathode Experiments Test Chemistry Beyond Conventional Lithium-Ion

Photo - scientist preparing a dime-sized prototype battery
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SLAC, Stanford Advance Will Benefit Thousands of Computational Studies in Wide Range of Fields

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Using high-brilliance X-rays, researchers track the process that fuel cells use to produce electricity, knowledge that will help make large-scale