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The Advanced Light Source is a Department of Energy-funded synchrotron facility that provides users from around the world access to the brightest beams of soft x-rays, together with hard x-ray and infrared light, for scientific research and technology development in a wide range of disciplines.

Announcement

March 2017 Call for Proposals

The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the August-December 2017 cycle. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2017.

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Altered States in Graphene Heterostructures

ARPES directly reveals for the first time how electronic states are altered when epitaxial graphene is deposited on a substrate of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). The interaction between the materials in this heterostructure greatly improves its suitability for advanced, ultralow-power device applications. ... Read more »

Self-Assembly of a Programmable DNA Lattice

The use of DNA for nanotechnology has gained interest because it is a highly “programmable” polymer with “sticky ends,” allowing the self-assembly of molecular scaffolds for other proteins and molecules. Their high-resolution structures will help map new routes toward the rational design of self-assembling 3D DNA crystals. ... Read more »

2017 ALS Director’s Address

I want to thank everyone in the ALS family for an extremely productive and exciting 2016, and convey my expectations for our continuing successes in 2017. We have much to be proud of as we continue to build our capabilities and collaborations, increase the impact of our scientific outputs, and expand our ability to enable important science for users in so many areas of research and development. ... Read more »

Two Basic Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Drugs

The structures of proteins controlling calcium-ion transport through cell membranes have been revealed, bound to two drugs known as calcium channel blockers. The discovery might accelerate the development of safer and more effective drugs for treating cardiovascular disorders such as high blood pressure, chest pain, and irregular heartbeat. ... Read more »

Magnetism Emerges at Wonky Interfaces

Researchers have found a new way to control magnetism at the atomic level that will serve as a model for studying emergent phenomena in other systems. The ability to engineer and tune properties on such small length scales can (eventually) enable us to design exciting new magnetic devices. ... Read more »

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Announcement

2017 ALS Shutdown

Between January 3 and March 20, 2017, the ALS will be closed to users so that facility, beamline, and accelerator upgrades and maintenance can be accomplished.

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