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Study at SLAC Explains Atomic Action in High-Temperature Superconductors
A study at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggests for the first time how scientists might deliberately engineer superconductors that work at higher temperatures.
SLAC Steps Up to the Plate at Bay Area Science Festival
SLAC will participate in Discovery Days at AT&T Park – the concluding highlight of the fourth annual Bay Area Science Festival.
New Directors, New Science Share Spotlight at Annual Meeting and Workshops
Nobel Prize-winning scientists and other prominent researchers, including new directors for SLAC's X-ray laser and synchrotron, gave talks during an Oct. 7-10 event.
SLAC's Bart Johnson Receives 2014 Farrel W. Lytle Award
Johnson and his team assist scientists with synchrotron experiments and work to keep X-ray beamlines running at SLAC.
Five Years of Scientific Discoveries with SLAC's LCLS
Since the success of its inaugural experiment five years ago, thousands of scientists have used SLAC's X-ray laser to probe previously unreachable extremes in fields ranging from biology to astrophysics.
Stanford Researchers Create 'Evolved' Protein That May Stop Cancer From Spreading
SSRL protein crystallography expert joined research effort that could lead to a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy.
Research Pinpoints Role of 'Helper' Atoms in Oxygen Release
Experiments at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory solve a long-standing mystery in the role calcium atoms serve in a chemical reaction that releases oxygen into the air we breathe.
Study Sheds New Light on Why Batteries Go Bad
A comprehensive look at how tiny particles in a lithium ion battery electrode behave shows that rapid-charging the battery and using it to do high-power, rapidly draining work may not be as damaging as researchers had thought – and that the benefits of slow draining and charging may have been overestimated.
SLAC Scientists Win Prizes for X-ray Laser Work
Three scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have received international prizes for their achievements in free-electron laser science.
Plastics in Motion: Exploring the World of Polymers
Researchers have shown X-ray laser pulses can capture natural motion in a polymer that behaves in unusual ways when heated to a middle ground between its melting point and solid state.
