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…
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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…
Copper Sulfide Could Enable Faster Memory Chips and More Efficient Batteries
A new study from SLAC and Stanford researchers examines the atomic-scale details of how superionic nanoscale materials switch from a state that is poorly conducting…
LCLS X-Ray Laser Captures Electron ‘Dance’
Using the LCLS X-ray laser, researchers have demonstrated the ability to manipulate and study ultrafast energy transfers using a technique called X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The…
Artificial Enzyme Reveals Never Before Seen Structure
A newly published study details how researchers turned an ordinary protein into an artificial enzyme, a biological catalyst capable of joining two segments of RNA….
Sulfur Cathodes Set a World Record for Energy Storage
Using a sulfur cathode made of nanoparticles where each tiny sulfur nugget is surrounded by a hard shell of porous titanium dioxide, researchers at Stanford…
X-rays From LCLS Help Explain Cosmic Phenomena
An international team of scientists used X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source to study and dissected a process in multi-million-degree space plasmas that produces…
First New Biological Structure Solved With a Free-Electron Laser
Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are using X-ray lasers to determine the structures of biological molecules that are important for human health, solving…
Magnetic Field Interacting with Gravity and Spin Shape Black Hole’s Environment
A newly published study describes how astrophysicists used simulations, which follow both the rules of general relativity and the laws of magnetism, to demonstrate that…
Researchers Use LCLS to “Supercharge” Atoms
Results from a newly published study may help scientists deliberately induce the high levels of damage needed to study extreme states of matter. Menlo Park,…
Exploring Chemical Changes at the Molecular Scale
Using X-ray emission spectroscopy, a team of researchers reveal chemical information about molecules before they are destroyed. Research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory demonstrates that…
SSRL Validates Anti-Flu Protein Design
A team of scientists designed proteins from scratch to have a high affinity and high specificity for targets on flu viruses, validating the two best…
Ultrashort Pulses of Infrared Light Trigger Changes in Magnetism
A newly published study details how scientists used femtosecond X-ray pulses from a free-electron laser to capture nanoscale, light-induced changes in a material made of…
SLAC Physicists Begin Work on Small X-band Photoinjector
As research into ways to accelerate electrons with “X-band” microwaves rather than the S-band waves continues at SLAC, physicists have started commissioning the world’s most…
Dark Energy Camera Captures its First Images
Located on a mountaintop in Chile, the newly-constructed Dark Energy Camera is the most powerful sky-mapping machine ever created and has captured and recorded its…
