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Q&A: Biologist Describes Milestone in Watching Proteins Boogie
Using SLAC's X-ray laser, researchers have for the first time directly observed myoglobin move within quadrillionths of a second after a bond breaks and the protein releases a gas molecule.
Scientists Use Lasers to Simulate Shock Effects of Meteorite Impact on Silica
A SLAC study observed silica's shockingly fast transformation into a highly compressed form found in meteor craters.
Explore the World of Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka
Visit the immersive Nobel Labs 360 website about Kobilka, including an interactive tour of his work at SSRL. To find the SSRL section, click twice on the window in the upper right corner.
Researchers See 'Spin Current' in Motion for the First Time
Researchers at SLAC have for the first time seen a spin current – an inherent magnetic property common to all electrons – as it travels across materials.
Global Team Seeks Individual X-ray Portraits of Active Viruses, Bacteria and Cell Components
A major international effort at SLAC is focused on improving our views of intact viruses, living bacteria and other tiny samples using the brightest X-ray light on Earth.
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.
X-ray Duo's Research Helps Launch Human Trial for Treatment of Arsenic Poisoning
Graham George and Ingrid Pickering, a husband and wife X-ray research team, are co-leading a new study in Bangladesh to test whether selenium supplements can protect people from arsenic poisoning.
Scientists Discover Atomic-resolution Details of Brain Signaling
Scientists have revealed never-before-seen details of how our brain sends rapid-fire messages between its cells using SLAC's X-ray laser.
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.
