Structure of Molecular Thin Films for Organic Electronics
Researchers Find Vulnerability in Ulcer-causing Bacterium
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.
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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
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.
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SSRL Presents: "Geochemical Behaviour of S, Cl and Fe in Silicate Melts/Glasses Simulating Natural Magmas"
Special Lunch Lecture: "Engineering Human Touch" (Kavli Auditorium)
Synchrotron Radiation in Polymer Science
Obama to Nominate Bienenstock to National Science Board
Physicists Honored with "GLAM" Portraits at Stanford
Arthur Bienenstock, former director of SSRL and professor emeritus of photon science, was among several Stanford physicists honored with painted portraits that were unveiled at a reception held on the main campus March 9, at the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials.
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Exotic Material Shows Promise as Flexible, Transparent Electrode
X-rays Reveal How Soil Bacteria Carry Out Surprising Chemistry
From the Director of Photon Science: What’s In a Name?
An organization’s name evokes images about what it does and what it represents. In SLAC’s Photon Science Directorate, we would like our name to more accurately reflect our scientific activities and aspirations. ... We think our name should signify the range of exciting activities in the Photon Science Directorate. Let us know what you think ...
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Word of the Week: Optogenetics
Introducing Synchrotrons into the High School Classroom
Field-driven Polarization and Domain Dynamics of Ferroelectric/Dielectric Superlattices
Investigating Extreme States of Matter by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
From the Director of SSRL: An Ultimate Storage Ring and the Future of Light Sources
Earlier this month, lab Director Persis Drell, Accelerator Directorate Deputy Director Bob Hettel, Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Scientific Advisor Jerry Hastings and I attended a meeting in Grenoble, France, to discuss the concept of an Ultimate Storage Ring (USR), a light source designed to produce brighter X-ray beams than current synchrotrons can offer.
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SSRL Worker who Keeps Instruments Cool Among Spot Award Winners
They may not realize it, but one of the SLAC employees SSRL users count on is Paul Grunow. Part of his job is to keep the SSRL’s monochromators up and running. A monochromator is an optical instrument that selects a single X-ray frequency (hence, mono) from a beam that includes many frequencies (or colors, from chroma) for use in experiments.
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