Closing the Gate on Manganese Could Open Doors to New Drugs to Treat Pneumonia
Study determines the structure of a molecule that helps the bacteria that causes pneumonia take up manganese
Articles by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
2D Puddles of Electrons Emerge in a 3D Superconducting Material
It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials—a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies
First Glimpse of Polarons Forming in Promising Energy Material
These fleeting disruptions may help explain why lead hybrid perovskites are exceptionally good at turning sunlight into electrical current in solar cells
Most Realistic View Yet of a Coronavirus Spike's Protein Structure
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
Computer Vision Helps Scientists Study Lithium Ion Batteries
Researchers have combined sophisticated machine learning algorithms with X-ray tomography data to produce a detailed picture of how the cathode degrades with use
A New Way to Fine-Tune Exotic Materials
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
Atom or Noise? New Method Helps Cryo-EM Researchers Tell the Difference
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
Plastics, Fuels, and Chemical Feedstocks from CO2? They're Working on It
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
First Report of Superconductivity in a Nickel Oxide Material
Made with ‘Jenga chemistry,’ the discovery could help crack the mystery of how high-temperature superconductors work
Record-Shattering Underwater Sound
A team of researchers has produced a record-shattering underwater sound with an intensity that eclipses that of a rocket launch