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A better way to build diamonds

With the right amount of pressure and surprisingly little heat, a substance found in fossil fuels can transform into pure diamond.

Scientist holding diamondoid molecule moldels

A cheap technique could detect neutrinos in polar ice, eventually allowing researchers to expand the energy reach of IceCube without breaking the bank.

Radar echo

The 1950s and ‘60s poisoning event was long attributed to methylmercury, but studies at SLAC suggest a different compound was to blame. The findings could reshape toxicologists’ understanding of disease related to mercury poisoning.

Illustration of toxic waste being dumped from a pipe, a molecule, and a map showing the location of Minamata, Japan.

Twenty-eight teams went head-to-head, testing their science knowledge and buzzer skills, for the chance to go to the nationals in April.

Students compete in 2020 SLAC Regional Science Bowl

A better understanding of this phenomenon, which is crucial to many processes that occur in biological systems and materials, could enable researchers to develop light-sensitive proteins for areas such as biological imaging and optogenetics.

photoexcitation

Cryogenic electron microscopy can in principle make out individual atoms in a molecule, but distinguishing the crisp from the blurry parts of an image can be a challenge. A new mathematical method may help.

An overall image of the apoferritin molecule (left) and a small section (right)

These inexpensive photosensitizers could make solar power and chemical manufacturing more efficient. Experiments at SLAC offer insight into how they work.

Illustration of carbene reaction pathways

SLAC scientists and collaborators are developing 3D copper printing techniques to build accelerator components.

3D-printed copper components

In regions that lack the resources to treat the contaminated water, it can lead to disease, cancer, and even death.

Electrode tank

Siqi Li develops connections with people and concepts while working on new technologies for accelerators.

Siqi Li headshot

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