SSRL in SLAC Today

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.

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.

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.

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.

May 9 Photon Science Seminar - "Active Sites in Catalysis: Catch Me If You Can!"

Tue, 2012/05/08 - 6:37am

Photon Science Seminar: "Femtosecond X-ray Imaging of Airborne Nanoparticles"

Mon, 2012/04/30 - 12:31pm

Event Series: Photon Science Seminar Event Scientific Area: Photon Science Event Organization: SSRL events Event Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

User Spotlight: A Family Affair with Science

Thu, 2012/04/26 - 6:55am

by Lori Ann White

When Danielle Leiske, then a graduate student in chemical engineering, mentioned to her father and younger brother in Seattle that she had beam time at SSRL, they didn't say "Huh?" They said, "Can we come, too?"

6th Annual SSRL School on Synchrotron X-ray Scattering Techniques in Materials and Environmental Sciences: Theory and Application

Fri, 2012/04/20 - 2:45pm

Event Series: SSRL Presents Event Organization: SSRL events Event Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 (All day) - Thursday, May 31, 2012 (All day)

Using XAFS to Determine Origin of Ferromagnetism in LaCoO3

Fri, 2012/04/20 - 11:46am

Event Series: SSRL Presents Event Scientific Area: Materials Science Event Organization: SSRL events Event Date: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m.

SSRL Director to Give Overview of Synchrotron Science at April 23 SLAC Colloquium

Fri, 2012/04/20 - 6:55am

SLAC Colloquium - "Synchrotron Science: Past, Present and Future" (Panofsky Auditorium)

Thu, 2012/04/19 - 3:34pm

Event Series: SLAC Colloquia Event Scientific Area: Photon Science Event Organization: SLAC events Event Organization: SSRL events Event Date: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 3:45p.m.

Today: Photon Science Professor Discusses How "X-rays Shine Light on the Water Mystery"

Fri, 2012/04/13 - 6:55am

SLAC Colloquium: "X-Rays Shine Light on the Water Mystery" (Panofsky Auditorium)

Wed, 2012/04/11 - 10:36pm

Event Series: SLAC Colloquia Event Scientific Area: Photon Science Event Scientific Area: Materials Science Event Organization: SLAC events Event Date: Monday, April 16, 2012 - 3:45p.m. - 5:30p.m.

SLAC Participates in Exhibition Showcasing User Research

Tue, 2012/04/10 - 6:58am

by Cathy Knotts, NUFO Steering Committee

Representatives from 45 national scientific user facilities, including SLAC, converged on Capitol Hill March 28 and 29 for an exhibition on the exciting science and overall benefits of user research.

Structure of Molecular Thin Films for Organic Electronics

Tue, 2012/04/03 - 11:26am

Event Series: SSRL Presents Event Scientific Area: Other Event Organization: SSRL events Event Date: Friday, April 6, 2012 - 1:00a.m. - 2:00a.m.

Researchers Find Vulnerability in Ulcer-causing Bacterium

Tue, 2012/04/03 - 6:55am

by Lori Ann White

Research at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource has shed light about how a killer bacterium survives in the seemingly inhospitable environment of the human stomach.

Research at SLAC’s Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource is helping to reveal how an ulcer-causing bacterium survives the changing levels of acid in the human stomach.

Building Better HIV Antibodies

Mon, 2012/04/02 - 6:25am

by Katie Neith, Caltech

Using highly potent antibodies isolated from HIV-positive individuals, researchers have recently begun to identify ways to broadly neutralize the many possible subtypes of HIV. Now, a team led by biologists at Caltech has used Beamline 12-2 at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource to help them create a stronger version of the antibodies.

SSRL Presents: "Geochemical Behaviour of S, Cl and Fe in Silicate Melts/Glasses Simulating Natural Magmas"

Fri, 2012/03/23 - 11:10am

Event Series: SSRL Presents Event Scientific Area: Environmental Science Event Organization: SSRL events Event Date: Monday, March 26, 2012 - 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

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