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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

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With two SLAC researchers in the lead, an analysis of the enigmatic Fermi bubbles has narrowed down the number of possibilities for their origin...

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DOE-funded Program Benefits Companies, the Lab and Society

A copper acceleration cavity with an extremely thin coating of tungsten.
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Photon science, a spin-off of particle physics, has returned to its roots for help developing better, faster detectors.

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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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VIA Symmetry Magazine

How to Weigh a Galaxy Cluster

Step on a scale and you’ll get a quick measure of your weight. Weighing galaxy clusters, groups of hundreds or thousands of galaxies bound...

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A determined volunteer gives an old detector new life as the centerpiece of a cosmic ray exhibit.

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Highly Efficient Nanoparticles Could Bring Down the Cost of Fuel Cells

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Scientists from two experiments have banded together to create a single comprehensive record of their work for scientific posterity.

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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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Linear Accelerator Generates First Positron Beams Since 2008

Photo – FACET instruments, including plasma oven for plasma wakefield experiments.
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Detecting new physics isn’t quite like detecting cat videos—yet.