Articles by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Scientists have captured a clear picture of a cell’s nuclear pores

New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes "twinning" under extreme stress and pressure

Study determines the structure of a molecule that helps the bacteria that causes pneumonia take up manganese

It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials—a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies

These fleeting disruptions may help explain why lead hybrid perovskites are exceptionally good at turning sunlight into electrical current in solar cells

Study with relative of virus that causes COVID-19 paves the way for seeing more clearly how spike proteins initiate infections, to better prevent and treat them

Researchers have combined sophisticated machine learning algorithms with X-ray tomography data to produce a detailed picture of how the cathode degrades with use 

Turning a brittle oxide into a flexible membrane and stretching it on a tiny apparatus flipped it from a conducting to an insulating state and changed its magnetic properties

Researchers have proposed a new way to quantify how accurate 3D reconstructions of molecules are and how confident they can be in their molecular interpretations

SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore what it would take to turn the climate-changing gas into valuable products on an industrial scale