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For the first time, researchers have produced a 3-D image revealing some of the inner structure of an intact, infectious virus.

Image - This rendering shows a 3-D reconstruction of a Mimivirus, based on an analysis of a collection of X-ray diffraction patterns obtained in an experiment at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser. (Uppsala University)

When SuperCDMS SNOLAB turns on in 2018 at the underground science laboratory in Canada, it will be able to see dark matter particles 10 times lighter than previous searches.

A new study shows that crystals could become a valuable tool to control and manipulate electron beams in next-generation X-ray light sources and particle colliders.

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.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Physics for the people

Citizen scientists dive into particle physics and astrophysics research.

Recent experiments at SLAC's SSRL reveal that an organic semiconductor transports electrical charge more efficiently when combined with the wonder material graphene.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

10 Unusual Detector Materials

The past century has generated some creative ideas for tracking particles.

An X-ray laser experiment could lead to new drugs that lessen the side effects caused by powerful painkillers like morphine.

Image - This rendering shows a type of cellular membrane protein known as a delta opioid receptor (purple) with a compound derived from a naturally occurring peptide (orange, blue and red) bound inside its “pocket.” The peptide compound shows promise as a

Honored for early theoretical predictions that helped elucidate the nature of the strong force and the structure of the proton, he is still shaking things up today.

SLAC theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

What’s New for LHC Run II

The Large Hadron Collider gears up for restart.

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