The Advanced Photon Source
a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility

2009

Searching for Next-Generation Electronic Materials
New Look at Deep Mantle Discontinuity
A Key to Drought Resistant Crops
“Temple of the Mind” Unlocked
Secrets of the Lacewing’s Silk
The Structure of the Cell Nucleus “Gatekeeper”
The Power of Proteins: Prion Diseases Demystified
Bacterium Helps in the Formation of Gold
Getting to the Roots of Lethal Hairs
Creating a Precise Atomic-Scale Map of Quantum Dots
Stressing Out the Twins in Magnesium
Size-Related Behavior of Anatase Nanocrystals under Extreme Pressure
Boron-Based Compounds Trick a Biomedical Protein
A Targeted Cancer Treatment using Nanomaterials
When Roots Follow the Path of Least Resistance
Perfecting Catalytic Arrays
A Stable Open Framework with Wide Open Spaces
Pumping Through the Middle Crust
Looking for Ways to Improve Vaccines Against the Deadly Rotavirus
A “Colossal” Magnetic Effect under Pressure