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 One of the most urgent challenges of our time is discovering how to generate the energy and products we need sustainably – in a way that doesn’t compromise the well-being of future generations by depleting limited resources or accelerating climate change.

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How electrons flow in the oxygen-evolving complex of Photosystem II.

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A new experimental station in development at SLAC will expand capabilities for atomic-scale explorations in human health, biology, energy and environmental science.

Image - This artistic rendering shows planned instrumentation for a Macromolecular Femtosecond Crystallography (MFX) experimental station at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source. MFX will expand LCLS's capacity and flexibility for biological experiments.
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A study at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggests for the first time how scientists might deliberately engineer superconductors that work...

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The Medal is the Nation's Highest Honor for Achievement in the Field of Science

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Rapid Charging and Draining Doesn’t Damage Lithium Ion Electrode as Much as Thought

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By observing how hydrogen is absorbed into individual palladium nanocubes, Stanford materials scientists have detailed a key step in storing energy and information in...

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Researchers have taken a big step toward accomplishing what battery designers have been trying to do for decades – design a pure lithium anode.

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Sulfur Cathode Experiments Test Chemistry Beyond Conventional Lithium-Ion

Photo - scientist preparing a dime-sized prototype battery
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Using high-brilliance X-rays, researchers track the process that fuel cells use to produce electricity, knowledge that will help make large-scale

Understanding the origins of our solar system, the future of our planet or humanity requires complex calculations run on high-power computers.

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A New Way to Harness Waste Heat

A new battery design harnesses waste heat in a four-step process: heating, charging, cooling and discharging.

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Windows that darken to filter out sunlight in response to electric current, function much like batteries. Now, X-ray studies at SLAC provide a crystal-clear...

lithium ions interact with an ultrathin sheet of nickel oxide
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Scientists have discovered a potential way to make graphene – a single layer of carbon atoms with great promise for future electronics – superconducting...

Superconducting Graphene Layers