Understanding how materials deform and catastrophically fail when impacted by a powerful shock is crucial in a wide range of fields, including astrophysics, materials science and aerospace engineering. But until recently, ...
General Physics
Feb 24, 2021
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When upgrades to the X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are complete, the powerful new machine will capture up to 1 terabyte of data per second; that's a data rate equivalent to ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 18, 2021
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A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg has coherently controlled nuclear excitations using suitably shaped X-ray light for the first time. In the experiment performed at the ...
General Physics
Feb 18, 2021
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Photo-induced electron transfer is central to numerous physical processes, for instance in the magnetization of materials. The quest to understand and control this ultrafast process has long been pursued in vain, with no ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 7, 2020
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Photosynthesis is the primary source of energy for almost all life-on-earth. A new study, published in Nature, provide new insight into how evolution has optimized the light-driven movements of electrons in photosynthesis ...
Biochemistry
Dec 3, 2020
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Scientists have determined the structure of a unique enzyme, produced by a species of methane-eating bacteria, that converts the greenhouse gas into methanol—a highly versatile liquid fuel and industrial product ingredient.
Biochemistry
Nov 13, 2020
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Researchers have established a novel high-frequency laser facility at the University of Tokyo. The coherent extreme ultraviolet light source can reveal details of biological or physical samples with unprecedented clarity. ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 28, 2020
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Using the X-ray laser European XFEL, a research team has investigated how water heats up under extreme conditions. In the process, the scientists were able to observe water that remained liquid even at temperatures of more ...
General Physics
Sep 16, 2020
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In the first experiment to take advantage of a new technology for producing powerful attosecond X-ray laser pulses, a research team led by scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and ...
General Physics
Sep 14, 2020
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A major collaborative effort that has been developing over the last three years between ASU and European scientists, has resulted in a significant technical advance in X-ray crystallographic sample strategies.
General Physics
Sep 9, 2020
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