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An underground tunnel dug for the planned SSC. Courtesy of Fermilab Archives.
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The Life of the LHC and the Death of the SSC
FEB 01, 2016
Sylvester J. Gates, Jr. is a University of Maryland physics professor who was awarded a National Science Foundation medal for his work in string theory. He's also a member of the Maryland State Board of Education. He is pictured outside the physics building at The University of Maryland in College Park. Photo by Sarah L. Voisin / The Washington Post via Getty Images.
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Accessing My Creativity App
FEB 01, 2016
Dr. Mu-Chun Chen presenting on
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Show & Tell in Sunny Cali
OCT 31, 2015
This illustration depicts an experiment at SLAC that revealed how a protein from photosynthetic bacteria changes shape in response to light. Samples of the crystallized protein (right), called photoactive yellow protein or PYP, were jetted into the path of SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser beam (fiery beam from bottom left). The crystallized proteins had been exposed to blue light (coming from left) to trigger shape changes. Diffraction patterns created when the X-ray laser hit the crystals allowed scientists to recreate the 3-D structure of the protein (center) and determine how light exposure changes its shape. Image courtesy of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
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Atom Smasher Doesn’t SLAC Off
SEP 01, 2015