2012 SSRL Science Highlights
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Approximately 1,500 scientists visit SSRL annually to conduct experiments in broad disciplines including life sciences, materials, environmental science, and accelerator physics. Science highlights featured here and in our monthly newsletter, Headlines, increase the visibility of user science as well as the important contribution of SSRL in facilitating basic and applied scientific research. Many of these scientific highlights have been included in reports to funding agencies and have been picked up by other media. Users are strongly encouraged to contact us when exciting results are about to be published. We can work with users and the SLAC Office of Communication to develop the story and to communicate user research findings to a much broader audience. Visit SSRL Publications for a list of the hundreds of SSRL-related scientific papers published annually and to add your most recent publications to this collection. |
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April 2012
Nodal Superconducting Gap Structure in Ferropnictide Superconductor BaFe2(As0.7P0.3)2 |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — The surprising answer to a mystery about iron-based superconductors | |
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April 2012
How a Single Receptor Discriminates between a Variety of Different Ligands |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — One receptor of many signals | |
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April 2012
Structure of an N-terminal Ta Peptide Inserted into a Hydrophobic Pocket of the Mammalian C. elegans Homolog, UNC119 |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — teaser potency | |
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March 2012
Building Better HIV Antibodies |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Neutralizing antibody shows increased potency | |
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March 2012
X-rays Reveal How Soil Bacteria Carry Out Surprising Chemistry |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Discovery paves the way for new synthesis of antibiotics | |
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February 2012
Structural Basis of Photoactivation of DNA-binding Protein |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Understanding a protein's ability to sense and respond to light | |
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February 2012
Resonant X-ray Reflectivity of Perovskite Oxide Superlattices |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Technique reveals structure and uniformity of complex materials | |
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February 2012
SSRL Data Aids Development of New Robust Method for X-ray Crystallographic Structure Determination |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Quicker, more accurate determination of biological macromolecules' structure | |
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January 2012
Enhanced Organic Semiconductors |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Improving electrons' movement through organic semiconductors | |
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January 2012
Allowing for Apoptosis |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Understanding why some cells don't die provides clue to treating cancer | |
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January 2012
Discontinuities in Periodontal Ligament Space |
| [html] [pdf] [summary] — Seeking causes of unhealthy space between teeth and bone | |
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