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Latest Press Releases January 27, 2012
Successful Development of the World’s Fastest Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Technique that Can Identify the Chemical Species and Quantities of Molecules Adsorbed on the Surface KEK
Associate Professor Kenta Amemiya of the Institute of Materials Structure Science at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and colleagues have developed in collaboration with a group led by Professor Hiroshi Kondo of Keio University School of Science and Technology, the world’s fastest soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy to continuously measure the chemical species and quantities of molecules contained in one or less monolayer*1 unit of the surface of a solid. January 25, 2012
World's most powerful X-ray laser creates 2-million-degree matter SSRL
Researchers working at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have used the world's most powerful X-ray laser to create and probe a 2-million-degree piece of matter in a controlled way for the first time. January 25, 2012
Scientists Create First Atomic X-ray Laser SSRL
Scientists working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and opening the door to a new range of scientific discovery. January 25, 2012
The first atomic X-ray laser DESY
A group of scientists headed by Nina Rohringer from the Hamburg Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) realized the first X-ray laser based on atoms at the Californian research centre SLAC. Using neon atoms, they generated ultra-short X-ray bursts of unique colour purity. January 25, 2012
Guinness World Record: DESY's X-ray laser FLASH shoots fastest movie DESY
It's official: The world's fastest movie was shot by DESY's X-ray laser FLASH in Hamburg. In its 2012 edition, the famous Guinness Book of World Records lists an interval of a mere 50 femtoseconds between two frames for FLASH. January 17, 2012
Study Offers Insight into Delicate Biochemical Balance Required for Plant Growth NSLS
In an ongoing effort to understand how modifying plant cell walls might affect the production of biomass and its breakdown for use in biofuels, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered a delicate biochemical balance essential for sustainable plant growth and reproduction. January 16, 2012
Elucidation of Metal–Insulator Transition Mechanism in Ferromagnetic Hollandite KEK
Formation of Tetramers of Chromium and Peierls Mechanism. January 16, 2012
World´s best metronome enables slow-motion pictures of atoms and molecules DESY
The world's most accurate metronome keeps stroke to an incredible 10 quintillionth of a second. The device enables slow-motion pictures from the world of molecules and atoms, scientists from the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) in Hamburg, Germany, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report. January 13, 2012
Sandia researchers, UK partners publish groundbreaking work on Criegee intermediates in Science magazine ALS
In a breakthrough paper published in this week’s issue of Science magazine, researchers from Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility, the University of Manchester and Bristol University report direct measurements of reactions of a gas-phase Criegee intermediate using photoionization mass spectrometry. January 12, 2012
The world's smallest magnetic data storage DESY
Scientists from IBM and the German Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) have built the world's smallest magnetic data storage unit. January 6, 2012
Peering into the Interfaces of Nanoscale Polymeric Materials APS
The development of polymer nanostructures and nanoscale devices for a wide variety of applications could emerge from new information about the interplay between nanoscale interfaces in polymeric materials, thanks to research carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory. January 5, 2012
The Next Big Step Toward Atom-Specific Dynamical Chemistry ALS
For Ali Belkacem of Berkeley Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division, “What is chemistry?” is not a rhetorical question. January 3, 2012
Claudia Burger appointed Managing and Administrative Director at European XFEL European XFEL
As of 1 January 2012, Claudia Burger is the new Managing and Administrative Director at European XFEL. The economist was appointed on 27 October 2011 by the European XFEL Council, which represents the international shareholders of the research organization. Previously, Claudia Burger (46) was Administrative Managing Director at the ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development in Dortmund, Germany. December 12, 2011
Diamonds and Dust for Better Cement ALS
Structural studies at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source could point to reduced carbon emissions and stronger cements News January 25, 2012 - Azom.com
Researchers Study Magnetic Structure Change Process Intricately Using X-ray Laser
Paul Scherrer Institute’s researchers have succeeded in accurately understanding how a material’s magnetic structure changes.... January 23, 2012 - Science Daily
How Fic Proteins Regulate Their Potentially Lethal Enzyme Activity
Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have been able to elucidate a regulatory mechanism conserved throughout evolution which forces the largely unexplored enzyme family of Fic proteins into an inactive resting state.... January 23, 2012 - Wisconsin State Journal
Catching Up: Work continues despite funding cut for Synchrotron Radiation Center
The Synchrotron Radiation Center, a major UW-Madison science center, is still running despite losing its federal funding last year.... January 20, 2012 - R & D Magazine
Study Offers Insight into Delicate Biochemical Balance Required for Plant Growth
In an ongoing effort to understand how modifying plant cell walls might affect the production of biomass and its breakdown for use in biofuels, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered a delicate biochemical balance essential for sustainable plant growth and reproduction.... January 16, 2012 - Cosmos Magazine
Why the Australian Synchrotron matters
To give context to the latter question, try this: next time you need to read some small text, before reaching for your glasses switch on a bright reading lamp. You'll be pleased with how much more you can read..... January 15, 2012 - SpectroscopyNOW.com
Editor exposed: XRD provides evidence
A combination of traditional X-ray crystallography and computer-based model reported in the journal Science have uncovered the structure of an important gene-editing protein..... January 11, 2012 - CHESS
Protein Shows Conformational Fluctuations at Cryogenic Temperatures
Proteins must fluctuate in order to perform cellular functions, such as enzymatic catalysis, protein-protein interactions, and interactions with DNA and RNA..... January 10, 2012 - The Conversation
Australian Synchrotron
The Australian Synchrotron is one of Australia’s newest and brightest major national research facilities.... January 10, 2012 - Science Daily
Renewable Fuel: Clearing a Potential Road Block to Bisabolane
The recent discovery that bisabolane, a member of the terpene class of chemical compounds used in fragrances and flavorings, holds high promise as a biosynthetic alternative to D2 diesel fuel has generated keen interest in the green energy community and the trucking industry.... January 9, 2012 - nextbigfuture.com
The Next Big Step Toward Atom-Specific Dynamical Chemistry
Synchrotron light sources like Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source can produce coherent (laser-like) light in the desired soft x-ray region.... January 9, 2012 - nature.com
Groundbreaking Results Promise Smaller, Cheaper Therapy Machines that Could Revolutionise Cancer Treatment and More
Landmark technology that could revolutionise cancer therapy and pave the way for cleaner, safer nuclear reactors in the future, has been published in Nature Physics today..... January 5, 2012 - nanowerk.com
It's stressful being gold
When putting together a medical sensor for blood protein levels, researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology combined gold moving parts with chemical sensing molecules, and were able for the first time to study this interaction..... January 5, 2012 - SpectroscopyNOW.com
Close packing: Flexible boost for electronics
US researchers have found that packing organic semiconductors closer together can boost the materials' electrical conductivity. X-ray diffractions studies reveal structural details that take us one step closer to more efficient solar energy panels, better television and computer screens and perhaps even flexible electronic gadgets.....
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