Contents X-ray imaging current-driven magnetic domain-wall motion in nanowires Extracellular proteins promote zinc sulfide aggregation Upgrades to Beamlines 8.2.1 and 8.2.2 Groundbreaking ceremonies for User Support Building and Guest House UEC Corner: ALS Users’ Meeting update Operations BEAM STATUS SCHEDULES For the user runs from August 28 – September 24 (including the first week ofRead More Read more »

Contents Unique auxin regulating mechanism discovered Unexpected angular dependence of x-ray magnetic linear dichroism Storage ring rf klystron upgrade ALS hosts high school interns Users’ Meeting: Registration and call for abstracts Coherence 2007 Workshop draws record attendance Submit your ALS publications, invited talks, and awards by Wednesday, September 12 News Links Getting a better handleRead More Read more »

Contents First proof of ferromagnetic carbon Symmetry breaking of H2 dissociation by a single photon Structure and receptor specificity of an avian flu antigen Material Management group keeps the ALS on track 2007 ALS Users’ Meeting approaches News Links Engineers go history-free Breakthrough with ultra-fast x rays Chemically selective soft x-ray patterning of polymers OperationsRead More Read more »

Contents First direct evidence of Dirac fermions in graphite Structure of the complete 70S ribosome at 3.7 Å resolution SAXS/WAXS beamline looks up close and far away Peter Denes joins ALS as Engineering Deputy The ALS experiences another safe and successful shutdown ALS user Byron Freelon first recipient of the Morehouse Prize The ALS CommunicationsRead More Read more »

Contents Particles from Comet 81P/Wild 2 viewed by ALS microscopes Nature and origin of the cuprate pseudogap In Memoriam: Gary Krebs Director’s update at all-hands meeting First light for ultrafast Beamline 6.0.1 COSMIC/MAESTRO reviewers enthusiastic Users’ Meeting, October 4–6 General user proposals submission deadline ALS Fellowship Program: doctoral deadline and new postdoctoral fellowship News LinksRead More Read more »

Contents NIH Director visits the ALS Laser seeding yields high-power coherent terahertz radiation Controlling graphene’s electronic structure User Services Office provides seamless link to ALS and Lab Memorial service for Jim Patel Save the date: 2007 Users’ Meeting, October 4–6 News Links Building the nuclear pore piece by piece Judges take crash course at LaboratoryRead More Read more »

Contents Magnetic vortex core reversal by low-field excitations Optical upgrades increase performance of Sector 5 beamlines Users benefit from restructuring of ALS Beamline Coordination Group Safety First: Be aware of construction site boundaries In Memoriam: The ALS remembers Al Baez and Jim Patel American Physical Society awards go to Franz Himpsel and Sam Bader 9/11Read More Read more »

Contents Office of Science funding ensured Beyond the lone-pair model for structurally distorted metal oxides Breakthrough research on platinum-nickel alloys Looking inside the plant cell for biofuel answers Demolition of Building 10 set to begin ALS floor operators ensure safety Call for abstracts: Coherence 2007 News Links Continuing Resolution signed: Ensures funding City planners toRead More Read more »

In This Issue Director’s Update: FY08 Budget UEC Corner: Looking Forward to the BES Review and Beyond Topo II: An Enzyme Target For Antibacterial and Cancer Drugs The H2 Double-Slit Experiment: Where Quantum and Classical Physics Meet Register Now for the 2008 Beam Instrumentation Workshop Operations News Links Possible Breakthrough for Sufferers of Huntington’s BreakingRead More Read more »

Contents Continuing Resolution update The initiation of bacterial DNA replication Top-off upgrade and operation status SAC reviews the year and looks ahead UEC Corner: Notes from the Users’ Executive Committee Safety First: ALS Radiological Work Authorization approved Coherence 2007 Workshop to take place in June Julie McCullough joins the ALS editorial team Please report ALSRead More Read more »