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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

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Photowalk Winners Announced

An international jury and more than 3800 public votes determined the winners of this year's Global Physics Photowalk competition.

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The Next Gamma-Ray Eye on the Sky

Scientists have successfully tested the first prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array.

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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.

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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...

Nick Melosh holds a model of a diamondoid
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Researchers at SLAC have found a simple new way to study very delicate biological samples – like proteins at work in photosynthesis and components...

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View photos of upgrades and new equipment at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) that will enable scientists to study photosynthesis, superconductors and other...

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What Could Dark Matter Be?

Scientists don’t yet know what dark matter is made of, but they are full of ideas.

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SIMES scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. The new design, which...

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Charge-Parity Violation

Matter and antimatter behave differently. Scientists hope that investigating how might someday explain why we exist.

Photo of closed rose. In mirror it is open.
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SLAC, Stanford scientists discover that bombarding and stretching a catalyst opens holes on its surface and makes it much more reactive. Potential applications include...

Illustration of a catalyst being bombarded with argon atoms to create holes where chemical reactions can take place.
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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...

Three accelerator chips on a finger
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Cleanroom is a Verb

It’s not easy being clean.