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A World of Vibe Coding Opportunities at the ALS

In April 2026, a panel of vibe coders hosted a tutorial at the ALS. From a general overview to specific strategies to optimize the code, participants learned all about how vibe coding can improve their workflows. Read more »

Seeing Double: Dual Measurements of Ceria Provide Insights for Catalysis

In a recent study at the ALS, researchers employed an approach that combines two techniques and uses a single X-ray beam to capture both chemical and structural changes in nanopatterned ceria during catalytic reactions. Read more »

ALS-United: Changchun Sun and Jonah Weber

ALS-United is an opportunity to meet the people collaborating at the Advanced Light Source and the ALS Upgrade Project. Hear firsthand how team science enables the cutting-edge research of today and builds the facility of the future. This month, we spoke with Changchun Sun (Staff Scientists/Engineer) and Jonah Weber (Electronics Engineer). Read more »

Poster Session for Spring 2025 Cohort of ALS Fellows

On the sunny afternoon of April 23, the ALS community gathered to celebrate a year of excellent science from the ALS fellows. The Spring 2025 Cohort presented their posters, and everyone enjoyed cake on the patio. Read more »

Agbeworvi, G., N. Kumar, J. Ponis, S. Hariyani, N. Jerla, F. Jardali, J. Li, W. Zaheer, J.V. Handy, J. Ayala, C. Jaye, C. Weiland, D.A. Fischer, P.J. Shamberger, J. Guo, R.S. Williams, G. Sambandamurthy, and S. Banerjee, “An Atom-Precise Approach to Damp First-Order Phase Transitions and Its Implications for Neuromorphic Signal Processing,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 148, 20677 (2026), doi:10.1021/jacs.6c02370 (May 13, 2026).
Garai, R., I.W. Metcalf, N. Nandi, P. Ahlawat, B. Reyes-Suárez, F. Mandani, H. Zhang, T. Kodalle, M.D. Irwin, C. Katan, C.M. Sutter-Fella, M.G. Kanatzidis, G.N. Reddy, J. Even, and A.D. Mohite, “Bypassing the yellow phase for extremely stable formamidinium lead iodide perovskite solar cells,” Science 392, eaeb7992 (2026), doi:10.1126/science.aeb7992 (April 30, 2026).
Xu, J., X. Zhang, L. Ma, T. Wu, H. Wang, Y. Deng, J. Xia, Z. Qiu, K. Sun, A. He, J. Zhang, X. Zhang, and B. Chen, “Regulation of Energy and Mass Transport in a Hydrogen-Bonded Framework for Visible-Light-Driven CO₂ Reduction in Water,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 148, 16079 (2026), doi:10.1021/jacs.6c00570 (April 8, 2026).
Onwunma, J., S. Binsabaan, S.P. Allen, S.R. Thanthirige, D. Gaur, B. Sankaran, and M.L. Wohlever, “ALS mutations disrupt self-association between the ubiquilin STI1 hydrophobic groove and internal placeholder sequences,” EMBO Journal 45, 2694 (2026), doi:10.1038/s44318-026-00745-9 (March 20, 2026).
Lee, Y., G.L. Butterfoss, X. Luo, D. Prendergast, N.P. Balsara, R. Zuckermann, B.A. Abel, and X. Jiang, “Atomic-Scale Imaging Reveals Polar-π Interactions in Two-Dimensional Molecular Superlattices,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 148, 13713 (2026), doi:10.1021/jacs.5c19396 (March 18, 2026).

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A World of Vibe Coding Opportunities at the ALS

Seeing Double: Dual Measurements of Ceria Provide Insights for Catalysis

ALS-United: Changchun Sun and Jonah Weber

Poster Session for Spring 2025 Cohort of ALS Fellows

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