2011 SSRL Science Highlights
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December 2011
Manganese-II Oxidation: A Biotic and Abiotic Process |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Searching for the link between microbial metabolism and metal redox chemistry | |
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December 2011
Characterization of Iron Diazene Complexes in Two Oxidation States |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Intermediate states have unusual electronic structure | |
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November 2011
Mystery Solved: Nitrogenase's Central Atom is Carbon |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Research cracks puzzle of enzyme critical to food supply | |
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November 2011
Researchers Determine Structure of Key DNA Transcription Molecule |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Understanding how cells translate genetic information into the proteins and processes of life | |
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November 2011
Structure and Reactivity of a Non-Heme Iron Complex |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — How iron activates oxygen in living things | |
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October 2011
Structure of FEN1 with DNA Substrate Revealed |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — SSRL and ALS data reveals how FEN1 protein removes excess DNA | |
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October 2011
New Work Solves Conundrum in High Temperature Superconductivity |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Two previously exclusive measurements explained by new theory | |
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September 2011
X-ray Nanotomography Imaging for Circuit Integrity |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Protecting microchips from malicious attack | |
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September 2011
Scientists Get First Detailed Look at Nitrogen Doping in Single-layer Graphene |
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September 2011
Proteins Better Analyzed at Room Temperature |
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September 2011
SSRL Invention Measures Stroke Damage in the Brain |
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September 2011
Faster Organic Semiconductors for Flexible Displays |
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August 2011
Fragile Magnetic Ground State in Half-Doped Manganite: Orbital Instability |
| [html] [summary] — A material’s electronic instabilities may be useful in next-generation devices | |
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August 2011
Techniques for Identifying and Mapping Iron Species in Geologic Samples |
| [html] [summary] — Study offers insight into the reactivity of iron in reducing conditions | |
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August 2011
Controlling Protein Aggregation: Lessons from Fungi |
| [html] [summary] — Revealing the prion-based mechanisms behind genetic incompatibility in fungi | |
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July 2011
Better Batteries through Nanoscale 3D Chemical Imaging |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Improving the next generation of electric vehicles through 3D battery imaging | |
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July 2011
Symmetry Breaking Orbital Anisotropy in Iron-based Superconductors |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Symmetry breaking in iron pnictides may relate to symmetry breaking in cuprates | |
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June 2011
X-rays Reveal Patterns in the Plumage of the First Birds |
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June 2011
Estimating Cr(VI) in Coal-Derived Fly-Ash |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Keeping chromium from groundwater and drinking water | |
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June 2011
Staying One Step Ahead of Antibiotic Resistance |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Understanding bacterial interaction with "last resort" antibiotics | |
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June 2011
Structure of Precursor-Bound NifEN: A Nitrogenase FeMo Cofactor Maturase/Insertase |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Fixing nitrogen with fossil fuels | |
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June 2011
Transcription Starts Here: Structural Models of a "Minimal" Preinitiation Complex |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Transcription initiation distilled | |
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June 2011
Crystal Structures of Two Viral IRES RNA Domains Bound to the 70S Ribosome |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — How viruses manipulate ribosomes | |
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May 2011
Structure Determination of an Oxidized Enzyme Intermediate |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Reducing radiation decay in metalloenzyme studies | |
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May 2011
Hydrogen Storage in Pt-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites at Near Ambient Conditions through "Spillover" Mechanism |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Carbon nanotubes doped with a suitable metal catalyst represent viable materials for hydrogen storage | |
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April 2011
Neisseria menindigitis PorB: From Structure to Function to Disease... |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Electrical attraction appears to be first step in an immune response to bacterial pathogens | |
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April 2011
From a Single-Band Metal to a High-Temperature Superconductor via Two Thermal Phase Transitions |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — High-temperature superconductors' puzzling "pseudogap" could indicate a new phase of matter | |
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March 2011
Interdiffusion of PCBM and P3HT in Bulk Heterojunction Blends |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Heating changes solar cells in unexpected way | |
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March 2011
Electronic Structure of O2-Bound Metal Sites in Biomimetic Model Complexes |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Little breathing room for the structures of oxygen-binding enzymes | |
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February 2011
Uncovering the Relationship between the Active Layer Structure and Device Performance in Organic Solar Cells |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — A solar cell's active layer is more complex than previously thought | |
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February 2011
Crystal Structure of Human Symplekin-Ssu72-CTD Phosphopeptide Complex |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — A closer look at mRNA processing | |
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January 2011
Metal Templated Protein Interface Design |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Synthetically creating unique protein architecture | |
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January 2011
Effects of Thermal Annealing On the Morphology of Polymer-Fullerene Blends for Organic Solar Cells |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Thermal annealing can harm a solar cell's efficiency | |
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January 2011
Easy to Get In, Hard to Get Out: X-ray Structure and Mechanism of RNA Polymerase II Stalled at an Antineoplastic Monofunctional Platinum-DNA Adduct |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Peeking inside a polymerase trap | |
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