SSRL in SLAC Today

SLAC All Access: X-ray Microscope

Wed, 2012/08/15 - 6:55am
by SLAC Multimedia Communications

SLAC physicists Johanna Nelson and Yijin Liu give a brief overview of the X-ray microscope at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) that is helping improve rechargeable-battery technology by letting researchers peek into the inner workings of batteries as they operate.

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SSRL Contributes to Platinum-based Catalyst Design

Tue, 2012/08/14 - 6:55am
by Lori Ann White

SLAC and Stanford researchers worked together to find ways to fine-tune a platinum-based fuel cell catalyst to make it more stable and more efficient.

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LCLS/SSRL Users' Meeting, Oct. 3-6

Fri, 2012/08/10 - 9:45am
Event Series:  Other or None Event Scientific Area:  Photon Science Event Organization:  SSRL events Event Date:  Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 8:00a.m. - Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 6:00p.m.

From the Director of SSRL and Acting Director of Photon Science

Fri, 2012/08/10 - 6:55am
by Chi-Chang Kao

As many of you know, when Cynthia Friend stepped down from her position as associate lab director of the Photon Science Directorate on July 31, I became acting ALD in addition to my role as ALD for the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. I write this column wearing that dual hat, so it is fitting I share a couple of things that matter to each directorate and demonstrate how they are connected.

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SSRL Data Advances Prostate Cancer Drug Design

Mon, 2012/07/23 - 6:55am
by Lori Ann White

Working at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Emily Scott and Natasha DeVore from the University of Kansas turned E. coli bacteria into efficient factories for making a slightly modified version of an enzyme relevant to prostate cancer treatment.

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User Spotlight: Pushing the Boundaries of Batteries

Thu, 2012/07/19 - 6:30am
by Lori Ann White

Self-professed "beamline junkie" Johanna Nelson has followed her fascination for synchrotron radiation to SLAC, where she works on cutting edge research techniques that could lead to better batteries.

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Stanford-SLAC Team Uses X-ray Imaging to Observe Running Batteries in Real Time

Wed, 2012/07/18 - 9:25am
by Mark Shwartz

Scientists at Stanford and SLAC are using X-ray technology to observe lithium-sulfur batteries in action. Their findings could lead to improvements in this promising power source for electric vehicles.

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Research at SSRL Discovers How Fungus Could Aid Mine Cleanups

Mon, 2012/07/16 - 2:33pm
from Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

With the help of work done at the the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Harvard-led researchers have discovered that a fungus common in polluted water produces environmentally important minerals during asexual reproduction. The key chemical in the process, superoxide, is a byproduct of fungal growth when the organism produces spores.

Harvard-led researchers have discovered that an Ascomycete fungus that is common in polluted water produces environmentally important minerals during asexual reproduction.

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Structural Molecular Biology Summer School 2012

Mon, 2012/07/09 - 2:13pm
Event Series:  Other or None Event Scientific Area:  Other Event Organization:  SSRL events Event Date:  Monday, July 16, 2012 - 8:30a.m. - Friday, July 20, 2012 - 5:00a.m.

Coherent Diffraction Imaging and Resonant Magnetic Scattering

Mon, 2012/06/11 - 2:12pm
Event Series:  Photon Science Seminar Event Scientific Area:  Photon Science Event Organization:  Photon Science event Event Date:  Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Power Plants: Scientists Use X-ray Laser to Probe Engines of Photosynthesis

Wed, 2012/06/06 - 6:55am
by Glenn Roberts Jr.

The molecular power plants that carry out photosynthesis are at the root of a scientific quest to learn how they channel energy from sunlight to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. Understanding these fundamental processes could help scientists develop technologies that replicate nature’s handiwork to produce cheaper and more efficient fuels.

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The molecular power plants that carry out photosynthesis are at the root of a scientific quest to learn how they channel energy from sunlight to split water into oxygen and hydrogen.

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SLAC Synchrotron Reveals Core of Ancient Warship Battering Ram

Wed, 2012/06/06 - 6:45am
from the American Chemical Society

In a recently published paper, scientists from SLAC and the University of Palermo reveal the underlying materials of a bronze, beak-like ram that an ancient warship used to sink enemies before it went to its own watery grave off the coast of Sicily some 2,300 years ago.

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Seen Around SLAC: Students Flock to Scattering School

Wed, 2012/06/06 - 6:30am
by Lori Ann White

More than 50 students gathered at SLAC last week for some in-depth instruction in X-ray scattering techniques at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource's Sixth Annual Scattering School.

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Attosecond imaging with x-rays

Mon, 2012/06/04 - 12:17pm
Event Series:  SSRL Presents Event Scientific Area:  Photon Science Event Organization:  SSRL events Event Date:  Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.

From the Director of SSRL: How SSRL Contributes to SLAC's Growth

Fri, 2012/05/18 - 6:55am
by Chi-Chang Kao

It is amazing to see how far SLAC has come in our transformation to a multi-purpose laboratory, and very exciting to be part of this change. At the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), we focus in particular on advancing SLAC’s objective of becoming the world’s premier photon-science laboratory.

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Iron-based Superconductors Exhibit S-wave Symmetry

Thu, 2012/05/17 - 6:55am
by Lori Ann White

Work at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource has led to the discovery of a high-temperature superconductor with an important property more akin to conventional superconductors.

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Speciation of Uranium in Biologically Reduced Sediments in the Old Rifle Aquifer

Mon, 2012/05/14 - 3:37pm
Event Series:  SSRL Presents Event Scientific Area:  Environmental Science Event Organization:  SSRL events Event Date:  Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 1:30p.m. - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 2:30p.m.

Characterization of Gas Shales by X-ray Raman Spectroscopy

Fri, 2012/05/11 - 10:32am
Event Series:  SSRL Presents Event Scientific Area:  Photon Science Event Organization:  SSRL events Event Date:  Monday, May 14, 2012 - 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.

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