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Understanding the Structure of Liquid Water
By Davide Castelvecchi
 Physicists of antiquity called it one of nature’s fundamental elements;
third graders know its chemical formula; and all known forms of life
need it to exist. Yet what water really is—at least in its liquid
form—is still, to a large extent, a mystery. A team led by scientists
from SSRL and Stockholm University has now achieved a breakthrough
in understanding the structure of liquid water.
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Scientists on Capitol Hill
By Mason Inman
In late March, Chris Roat (BABAR)
took a break from lab work to go to Washington, D.C. as part of a
delegation to represent high energy physics. Before his first meeting
with a
congressman, Roat was so nervous he couldn’t eat. It turned out,
however, that he found it easy to talk to most of the congressmen and
their staffers. “People are generally supportive of science, but a lot
of them don’t know about what we do,” Roat said.
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Let the Light Shine: SPEAR3 Up and
Running
By Mason Inman
 SPEAR3’s shutters are open and users are getting their first taste of
work with the completely rebuilt synchrotron radiation facility. The
SPEAR3 upgrade is not yet complete as the current level is at 100 mA
rather than the final 500 mA target.
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PCD Improves Productivity Through Team
Work
By John DiMaggio
Under the direction of department head Paul Bellomo, the Power
Conversion Department (PCD) has achieved major productivity improvements
in the manufacturing cycle for the High Voltage Power Supplies (HVPS).
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SLAC Science at Stanford Community Day
By Linda DuShane White
 SLAC participated in the third annual Stanford Community Day, an open
house to introduce people from the local area to the University. Combine
this with the Founder’s Celebration, mix in diverse activities such as
science demonstrations, Dickens, the arts, the Stanford Band, food
booths, lectures, a carnival, a petting zoo, Shakespeare and bicycle
races and you have the perfect recipe for fun!
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Bringing Science to Life: Second Talk in Public Lecture Series
By Kate Metropolis
Why do thousands of researchers from universities and industry come to
SSRL each year? SSRL gives them a way of seeing real things at the level
of individual atoms, and what they see helps to design therapeutic
drugs, investigate living cells and viruses, and study pollutants and
exotic materials.See whole story...
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