News tagged with synchrotron light source
New National Synchrotron Light Source II construction more than 70 percent complete
(Phys.org) -- Construction of the $912-million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete – ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Scientists discover bilayer structure in efficient solar material
Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sunlight to electricity and ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Probing hydrogen under extreme conditions
(Phys.org) -- How hydrogen--the most abundant element in the cosmos--responds to extremes of pressure and temperature is one of the major challenges in modern physical science. Moreover, knowledge gleaned ...
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Manganese concentrations higher in residential neighborhoods than industrial sites, varies by region
In residential neighborhoods near manufacturing industries, a breath of air may be more hazardous than refreshing depending on the location, finds a recent study involving a Kansas State University geologist.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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British and Canadian synchrotrons sign agreement
Making the power of synchrotron light available to more businesses, building new experimental equipment and developing new capabilities are three of the areas of collaboration in a trans-Atlantic memorandum of understanding ...
May 31, 2011 |
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New synchrotron X-ray technique could see hidden building blocks of life
Scientists from Finland and France have developed a new synchrotron X-ray technique that may revolutionize the chemical analysis of rare materials like meteoric rock samples or fossils. The results have been ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 29, 2011 |
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Brookhaven lab's new light source halfway there
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory is now halfway toward completing construction of the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a powerful x-ray microscope ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Shortest-pulse X-ray beams could illuminate atomic, molecular interactions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ultra-short X-ray beams produced at the University of Michigan could one day serve as more sensitive medical diagnostic tools, and they could work like strobe lights to allow researchers to ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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New highly stable fuel-cell catalyst gets strength from its nano core
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stop-and-go driving can wear on your nerves, but it really does a number on the precious platinum that drives reactions in automotive fuel cells. Before large fleets of fuel-cell-powered vehicles ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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New research divines structure for class of proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most proteins are shapely, but about one-third of them lack a definitive form, at least that scientists can readily observe. These intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) perform a host of ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Accessing the risk of arsenic ingestion with mineralogy
Canadian researchers working at Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) have created a method for determining how much of the arsenic in soil tailings -- byproducts of the mining industry -- ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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LCLS comes online
The recently opened Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SNAL) provides scientists around the world with a brilliant new tool to understand fundamental properties ...
Sep 06, 2010 |
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New Details of Tuberculosis Protein-Cleaving Machinery Revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists looking for new ways to fight tuberculosis (TB) have their sights set on a structure essential to the bacterium's survival. Disabling this structure could kill the microbes in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 11, 2010 |
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The Molecular Mechanics of Hearing and Deafness (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our senses are essential for survival and for the exploration of natural environments, and much has been learned about the molecular basis of vision, olfaction, and taste. Yet only a few of ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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New X-ray technique illuminates reactivity of environmental contaminants
Thanks to a new analytical method employed by researchers at the University of Delaware, scientists can now pinpoint, at the millisecond level, what happens as harmful environmental contaminants such as arsenic ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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