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Q&A: Researchers Explain a Strange High-Intensity Result at SLAC's X-ray Laser
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists got a textbook-worthy result that may change the way matter is probed at X-ray free-electron lasers.
Microscopic Rake Doubles Efficiency of Low-cost Solar Cells
A SLAC/Stanford manufacturing technique could help make inexpensive polymer-based solar cells an attractive alternative to silicon-crystal wafers.
Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project Awards $9.3 Million for Innovative Energy Research
SUNCAT and SIMES researchers have received funding from Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project to support research related to generating renewable fuels.
New Fuel-cell Materials Could Pave the Way for Practical Hydrogen-powered Cars
In separate studies, researchers at Stanford and the University of Wisconsin-Madison report advances on chemical reactions essential to fuel-cell technology.
Single-catalyst Water Splitter Produces Clean-burning Hydrogen 24/7
SIMES scientists have developed a cheap and efficient way to extract clean-burning hydrogen fuel from water 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Study Finds a Way to Prevent Fires in Next-Generation Lithium Batteries
Researchers discovered that adding two chemicals to the electrolyte of a lithium metal battery prevents the formation of dendrites – “fingers” of lithium that pierce the barrier between the battery’s halves, causing it to short out, overheat and sometimes burst into flame.
Spiraling Laser Pulses Could Change the Nature of Graphene
Results from SIMES theorists pave the way for experiments that create and control new forms of matter with light.
SIMES Researchers Elected to National Academy of Sciences
SIMES principal investigators Zhi-Xun Shen, Shoucheng Zhang and Aharon Kapitulnik were elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Scientists Watch Quantum Dots 'Breathe' in Response to Stress
SLAC study of tiny nanocrystals provides new insight on the design and function of nanomaterials
New Programs Enhance SIMES Role in Studying Exotic New Materials
Two new research projects support the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences in the study of exotic new materials that could enable future innovative electronic and photonic applications.
