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Symmetry: Save the Particles
To learn more about the particles they collide, physicists turn their attention to a less destructive type of collision in the LHC.
To Get More Oomph from an Electron Gun, Tip it With Diamondoids
SLAC and Stanford scientists discovered that a single layer of tiny diamonds increases an electron gun’s emission 13,000 fold. Potential applications include electron microscopes and semiconductor manufacturing.
Innovation Boosts Study of Fragile Biological Samples at SLAC's X-ray Laser
Researchers at SLAC have found a simple new way to study very delicate biological samples – like proteins at work in photosynthesis and components of protein-making machines called ribosomes – at the atomic scale using SLAC's X-ray laser.
SSRL Upgrades, Adds Equipment for Next Round of Experiments
View photos of upgrades and new equipment at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) that will enable scientists to study photosynthesis, superconductors and other fields of research.
Symmetry: What Could Dark Matter Be?
Scientists don’t yet know what dark matter is made of, but they are full of ideas.
Researchers Develop 'Invisible Wires' That Could Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
SIMES scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. The new design, which uses silicon nanopillars to hide the wires, could dramatically boost solar-cell efficiency.
Symmetry: Charge-Parity Violation
Matter and antimatter behave differently. Scientists hope that investigating how might someday explain why we exist.
Atom-sized Craters Make a Catalyst Much More Active
SLAC, Stanford scientists discover that bombarding and stretching a catalyst opens holes on its surface and makes it much more reactive. Potential applications include making hydrogen fuel.
$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working ‘Accelerator on a Chip’ Prototype
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $13.5 million for an international effort to build a working particle accelerator the size of a shoebox based on an innovative technology known as “accelerator on a chip.”
Symmetry: Cleanroom is a Verb
It’s not easy being clean.
