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Back in the Lab - John Conrad
Each Wednesday, a member of the CHESS technical staff visits the lab to do critical maintenance and inspections on the research equipment. Last week, John Conrad took some video of his excursion. Take a look behind the scenes during the stay-at-home order!
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April 27, 2020
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Increasing the Storage Ring Current at CHESS
CHESS hits major milestone on its quest towards 200mA. 
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March 11, 2020
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First publications supported by the NSF-CHEXS at CHESS
The first publications supported by the NSF Center for High Energy X-ray Sciences (CHEXS) at CHESS are starting to circulate. 
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March 10, 2020
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"Electronic symmetry breaking in materials underlies many unconventional materials properties which can be useful in future quantum technologies employed in information technology and novel approaches to data processing."
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