Scientists Discover New Asymmetric Topological Insulator
A team of scientists has discovered a new asymmetric topological insulator made of many layers of BiTeCl, which enables electrical current to flow differently along…
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Astrophysicists Show How Universe’s Violent Youth Seeded Cosmos with Iron
The even distribution of iron throughout the Perseus cluster has allowed astrophysicists to tell the billion-year-old story of how exploding stars and black holes sowed…
Uniform Heavy Element Distribution Points to Early Cosmic ‘Seeding’
Using Suzaku’s X-ray telescopes to make 84 observations of the Perseus Cluster, researchers discovered that most of the universe’s heavy elements, including the iron central…
Scientists Use Partial Covariance Mapping to Probe Electron Dynamics
Using a technique called partial covariance mapping, scientists gain new insight into the dynamics of “hollow atom” formation. In a detailed study of how intense…
Nanofabricated Chips Accelerate Electrons at a Rate 10 Times Higher than Conventional Technology
Researchers from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have used nanofabricated chips of fused silica to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times…
Physicists Create Coherent Beams of Twisted Light
By using a beam of electrons, a team of accelerator physicists has found a new method to create coherent beams of twisted light. Scientists at…
New PVP Binder Improves Lithium-Ion Battery Life
Using a new binder, known by the initials PVP, researchers at SLAC and Stanford created a cathode that lasted five times longer than earlier designs,…
Research Reveals ‘Speed Limit’ for Electrical Switching in Magnetite
New research from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reveals for the first time the ‘speed limit’ for electrical switching in magnetite. Menlo Park, California —…
Research Reveals First Complete Chemical Analysis of ‘Dinobird’ Feathers
Using X-ray experiments at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, researchers were able to reveal the first complete chemical analysis of feathers from…
Researchers Pinpoint the Source of a Mysterious Magnetism
In a newly published study, researchers from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory proved that the magnetism in the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure comes from the titanium atom. Scientists…
New Wavelength Detector Could Improve Data Communications
In a new study, SLAC and Stanford scientists detail a new three-layer solid-state device can directly identify the wavelength of light that hits it. Researchers…
Printing Innovation Improves Organic Semiconductor Efficiency 10-Fold
Using a new a printing process called FLUENCE (fluid-enhanced crystal engineering), researchers have developed highly aligned single-crystalline organic semiconductor thin films that are capable of…
Researchers Design a New Low Cost Lithium-Polysulfide Flow Battery
A new lithium-polysulfide flow battery design could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid. Menlo Park, California — Researchers…
Theorists Develop New Algorithm to Help Search for Dark Matter
Theoretical physicists from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology detail a new mathematical description of how dark matter particles behave, which could help…
Changes to Algorithm Improve Analysis of the Evolution of Quasars
By improving an algorithm that is important for studying quasars, astrophysicists determined the radio and optical luminosity evolutions for a set of more than 5000…
Using Laser Light to Read and Write Magnetic Data
In an effort to keep pace with the demand for faster computing devices, scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are exploring the use of…
New Solar-Energy Device is 100 Times More Efficient Than Previous Design
Based on the photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) process, a new solar-energy device is about 100 times more efficient than its previous design. Scientists working at…
New X-ray Tool Better Pinpoints the Arrival Time of X-ray and Other Laser Pulses
In a newly published study, scientists from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory detail a new set of tools that better pinpoint the arrival time of…