{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"110911","title":"A smarter way to watch biology at work","body":"Watching proteins move as they drive the chemical reactions that sustain life is one of the grand challenges of modern biology.In recent years, X-ray free-electron lasers, or XFELs, have begun to meet that challenge, capturing ultrafast snapshots of molecules as they shift shape during a reaction\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-29T09:49:27-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/29\/2026-9:49am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers have found a way to watch proteins in action using up to 97% less material \u2014 opening new possibilities for biology, medicine and drug discovery.","teaser":"Watching proteins move as they drive the chemical reactions that sustain life is one of the grand challenges of modern biology.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/shutterstock_1198879396.jpg?itok=GxRLabR1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260129-smarter-way-watch-biology-work","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/shutterstock_1198879396.jpg?itok=GxRLabR1","image_alt":"protein","image_caption":"Illustration of a protein molecule. 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Each new faculty member brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise, reflecting our commitment to advancing scientific discovery and innovation.","teaser":"The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is excited to welcome four new faculty members who will enhance the Institute\u2019s strengths in microbiomics, biomaterials, digital health technologies, and compact free electron laser research.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/downloadgfhds.jpeg?itok=3fDQzFUt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20240909-biodesign-institute-welcomes-four-new-faculty","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-09\/downloadgfhds.jpeg?itok=3fDQzFUt","image_alt":"Biodesign Institute","image_caption":"The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors|Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|CXFEL Labs|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|Biodesign Institute","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"99803","title":"Math and stats grad beats the odds by overcoming serious health issues ","body":"Adam Kurth realized he wanted to study math while recovering in a Phoenix hospital bed in late 2020.With few social outlets, he became intensely focused on his major, mathematics and statistics, as a means of coping; solving proofs and diving into applications through Python coding projects as he\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-04-27T11:08:51-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/27\/2024-11:08am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Adam Kurth realized he wanted to study math while recovering in a Phoenix hospital bed in late 2020. 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The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-02-03T15:01:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/03\/2023-3:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things. The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its operations as ASU scientists generated its first X-rays on the night of Feb. 2.","teaser":"Arizona State University has officially begun a new chapter in X-ray science with a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/210512-cxfel-build-576-8552x.jpg?itok=un5tGGQf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230205-discoveries-firstofitskind-instrument-officially-ushers-new-era-xray-science","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/210512-cxfel-build-576-8552x.jpg?itok=un5tGGQf","image_alt":"ASU Assistant Professor Samuel Teitelbaum stands in front of the compact X-ray light source instrument.","image_caption":"ASU Department of Physics Assistant Professor Samuel Teitelbaum stands in front of a newly commissioned, first-of-its-kind instrument that will help scientists see deeper into matter and living things. The device, called the compact X-ray light source (CXLS), marked a major milestone in its operations as ASU scientists generated its first X-rays on the night of Feb. 2. Photo by Andy DeLisle\/ASU.","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94842","title":"Changing the way we think about the world","body":"As an undergraduate, Sam Teitelbaum viewed physics very narrowly.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-29T09:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/29\/2022-9:30am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Sam Teitelbaum recounts his influences and passions, his journey to ASU and how the ASU CXFEL Labs will answer some of his big questions about physics.","teaser":"As an undergraduate, Sam Teitelbaum viewed physics very narrowly.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221229-changing-way-we-think-about-world","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Engineering|Life Science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94845","title":"X-ray vision: Director of ambitious CXFEL project sees the potential to unlock new knowledge","body":"When you think of X-rays, you may imagine a scan of a broken bone or Superman peering through walls. But when Robert Kaindl thinks of X-rays, he sees scientific potential.As a physicist at Arizona State University, he uses extremely short laser pulses to study the properties of materials, discover\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-15T13:42:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/15\/2022-1:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Director of the ASU Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser Labs Robert Kaindl discusses his journey to becoming the director, the challenges he has helped guide the project through and the exciting opportunities that the CXFEL will offer in the years to come.","teaser":"When you think of X-rays, you may imagine a scan of a broken bone or Superman peering through walls. But when Robert Kaindl thinks of X-rays, he sees scientific potential.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/robert-kaindl_1920.jpg?itok=znNw2-me","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221215-xray-vision-director-ambitious-cxfel-project-sees-potential-unlock-new-knowledge","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/robert-kaindl_1920.jpg?itok=znNw2-me","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU physics Professor Robert Kaindl.","image_caption":"Robert Kaindl, director of the ASU Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser Labs","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Single Molecule Biophysics|CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Engineering|Life Science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94708","title":"Blending passions to craft a scientific career","body":"William Graves\u2019 two passions are enjoying the natural world and building complicated machines. So naturally, he\u2019s a key player in Arizona State University\u2019s efforts to build complex, compact X-ray equipment that will delve into nature\u2019s mysteries.Graves, the chief scientist of ASU\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Compact X-\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-08T12:24:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/08\/2022-12:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u2019s William Graves, nature lover and habitual tinkerer, is a key player in the university\u2019s efforts to build complex, compact X-ray equipment that will delve into nature\u2019s mysteries.","teaser":"William Graves\u2019 two passions are enjoying the natural world and building complicated machines.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bill-graves-cxfel_web-sized.jpg?itok=xlcH00zO","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221208-blending-passions-craft-scientific-career","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bill-graves-cxfel_web-sized.jpg?itok=xlcH00zO","image_alt":"William Graves stands next to a compact X-ray light source.","image_caption":"William Graves stands next to the compact X-ray light source at ASU\u0026#039;s Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser Labs at the Biodesign Institute.","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Engineering|Life Science|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94692","title":"Illuminating the answers to life\u2019s mysteries","body":"When Petra Fromme was a master\u2019s student in chemistry, she attended her first scientific conference. In a session led by Paul D. Boyer, a renowned chemist who later won a Nobel Prize, she realized her own research contradicted what he was presenting.\u201cMy supervisor kind of kicked me in the side and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-12-01T13:05:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/01\/2022-1:05pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Petra Fromme, a pioneer in using X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) for structural biology, is helping to bring the world\u2019s first compact XFEL to ASU to shed light on how living things work.","teaser":"When Petra Fromme was a master\u2019s student in chemistry, she attended her first scientific conference. In a session led by Paul D.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/petra-fromme-asu-cxfel.jpg?itok=XJr6-EqL","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221201-discoveries-illuminating-answers-lifes-mysteries","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Diane Boudreau","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7260","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/petra-fromme-asu-cxfel.jpg?itok=XJr6-EqL","image_alt":"Portrait of ASU Regents Professor Petra Fromme.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"94524","title":"ASU mourns loss of Leo Beus, attorney and philanthropist","body":"Leo Beus\u2019 generosity reached almost every corner of Arizona State University.With his wife, Annette, Beus for many years directed philanthropic support to a wide range of causes and programs at ASU with one unifying motive: to improve the lives of others.Beus died Nov. 14 at the age of 78, leaving\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-16T13:46:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/16\/2022-1:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"With his wife, Annette, Leo Beus for many years directed philanthropic support to a wide range of causes and programs at Arizona State University with one unifying motive: to improve the lives of others. Beus died Nov. 14 at the age of 78, leaving a legacy at ASU characterized by its breadth and wide-ranging impact.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Leo Beus\u2019 generosity reached almost every corner of Arizona State University.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/beus-cropped_0.jpg?itok=Dk5YQ6_z","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221116-arizona-impact-asu-mourns-loss-leo-beus-attorney-and-philanthropist","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Enterprise Partners","contributor-contact-information-name":"John Hydrisko","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/beus-cropped_0.jpg?itok=Dk5YQ6_z","image_alt":"beuses","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|CXFEL Labs|School of Earth and Space Exploration|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|ASU Foundation|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Sandra Day O\u0026#039;Connor College of Law|Sun Devil Athletics","interests":"Generosity|Law|Science|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Donors|Faculty|Media|Staff|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Law, journalism and politics"}},{"node":{"nid":"89749","title":"In memoriam: Regents Professor John Spence ","body":"John Spence, the Richard Snell Professor of Physics and an ASU Regents Professor, died peacefully Monday morning, June 28, in Boston.\u0026nbsp;Spence\u2019s career spanned more than 40 years at ASU, where\u0026nbsp;early on he was a key contributor to ASU\u2019s world-renowned program in electron microscopy and, most\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-06-30T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/30\/2021-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"John Spence, the Richard Snell Professor of Physics and an ASU Regents Professor, died peacefully Monday morning, June 28, in Boston.  ","teaser":"John Spence, the Richard Snell Professor of Physics and an ASU Regents Professor, died peacefully Monday morning, June 28, in Boston.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/uteuafzt.jpg?itok=rTx-QuYa","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210630-memoriam-regents-professor-john-spence","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/uteuafzt.jpg?itok=rTx-QuYa","image_alt":"ASU Professor John Spence","image_caption":"Spence\u2019s career spanned more than 40 years at ASU, where early on he was a key contributor to ASU\u2019s world-renowned program in electron microscopy and, most recently, was the director of science for the NSF BioXFEL Science and Technology Center on the application of X-ray free-electron (XFEL) lasers to structural biology. ","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Eyring Materials Center","interests":"Bioscience","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"89496","title":"First electrons generated for revolutionary new tool in biological discovery","body":"A team of scientists at Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute has successfully achieved a milestone five years in the making \u2014 generating the first electrons from their highly innovative\u0026nbsp;compact X-ray program.The achievement is a major operational step as the ASU scientists race to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-05-27T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/27\/2021-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A team of scientists at Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute has successfully achieved a milestone five years in the making \u2014 generating the first electrons from their highly innovative compact X-ray program. The achievement is a major operational step as the ASU scientists race to complete their first phase of the project, called a compact X-ray light source (CXLS).","teaser":"A team of scientists at Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute has successfully achieved a milestone five years in the making \u2014 generating the first electrons from their highly innovative\u0026nbsp;compact X-ray program.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20190926-beus-cxfel-254-cropped.jpg?itok=jTIBqurm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210527-discoveries-asu-first-electrons-generated-compact-x-ray-electron-laser","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Steve Filmer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-826-6272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20190926-beus-cxfel-254-cropped.jpg?itok=jTIBqurm","image_alt":"A professor explains the compact X-ray free electron laser using a large model","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|Department of Physics|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Generosity|Health care|Science|Research","audiences":"Donors|Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"88862","title":"Fromme\u0027s pioneering efforts in X-ray crystallography honored with prestigious Anfinsen Award","body":"Arizona State University researcher\u0026nbsp;Petra Fromme\u0026nbsp;has received the 2021 Christian B. Anfinsen Award. The honor is bestowed by\u0026nbsp;the Protein Society, the premier international association dedicated to supporting protein research.In presenting Fromme with this prestigious prize, the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-04-12T06:48:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/12\/2021-6:48am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University researcher Petra Fromme has received the 2021 Christian B. Anfinsen Award. The honor is bestowed by the Protein Society, the premier international association dedicated to supporting protein research.","teaser":"Arizona State University researcher\u0026nbsp;Petra Fromme\u0026nbsp;has received the 2021 Christian B. Anfinsen Award.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/41231222055_698cf15707_k.jpg?itok=srerAWC8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210412-frommes-pioneering-efforts-x-ray-crystallography-honored-prestigious-anfinsen-award","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/41231222055_698cf15707_k.jpg?itok=srerAWC8","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Petra Fromme is the director of the Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery at ASU as well as a Regents Professor of biochemistry with the School of Molecular Sciences in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU.","related_story":"","news_units":"CXFEL Labs|School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Bioscience","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83621","title":"A first-of-its-kind instrument enables one-of-a-kind student experience","body":"What\u2019s better than spending a hot Arizona summer working in a cool basement? Spending a hot Arizona summer in a cool basement, building a scientific instrument expected to be the first of its kind in the world.Beneath\u0026nbsp;Biodesign Institute building C, five Arizona State University students put\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-10-01T16:14:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/01\/2019-4:14pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"With help from a generous donation, five undergraduate students have assisted in building ASU\u2019s compact X-ray free electron laser.","teaser":"What\u2019s better than spending a hot Arizona summer working in a cool basement? 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