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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

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Taken at SLAC, microscopic footage of exploding liquids will give researchers more control over experiments at X-ray lasers.

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Following LIGO’s Treasure Maps

Astronomers around the world are looking for visible sources of gravitational waves.

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The upgraded experiment aims to discover if neutrinos are their own antiparticles.

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A GUT Feeling about Physics

Scientists want to connect the fundamental forces of nature in one Grand Unified Theory.

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New ‘GREEN-RF’ Technology Recycles Energy that Would Otherwise Go to Waste in Accelerating Particles for Science, Medicine, Industry

Looking down the SLAC Klystron Gallery.
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Using data from the world’s most powerful X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, an international team of scientists has...

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The Macromolecular Structure Knowledge Center can help researchers who lack equipment for testing hundreds of different crystallization conditions or expertise in working with challenging...

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Accelerator scientists are in demand at labs and beyond.

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Many technologies rely upon nanomaterials that can absorb or release atoms quickly and repeatedly. New work provides a first look inside these phase-changing nanoparticles.

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Adding pressure could improve the performance of solar cells made of perovskites, a promising photovoltaic material.

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Scientists have used X-rays to observe exactly how silver electrical contacts form during manufacturing of solar modules.

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The Milky Way’s Hot Spot

The center of our galaxy is a busy place. But it might be one of the best sites to hunt for dark matter.