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Researchers capture how materials break apart following an extreme shock
A better understanding of the failure process will help researchers design new materials that can better withstand intense events such as high-velocity impacts.
material failure
Bigger, faster, more powerful: SLAC’s new X-ray laser data system will process a million images a second
Infographic on LCLS-II data
Lynbrook High claims 2021 SLAC Regional Science Bowl victory
The pandemic forced major changes to the format, but 30 teams from 22 schools still came together online to vie for a slot at nationals.
A screenshot of competitors and volunteers in a video conference call.
Clocking the movement of electrons inside an atom
Scientists get dramatically better resolution at X-ray free-electron lasers with a new technique.
timingjitter
A new hands-off probe uses light to explore the subtleties of electron behavior in a topological insulator
Just as pressing a guitar string produces a higher pitch, sending laser light through a material can...
Illustration of high harmonic generation in a topological insulator using circularly polarized laser light
New Stanford-SLAC effort encourages electron microscopy work across boundaries
Stanford EM-X brings hundreds of researchers around the world together to discuss the latest methods...
Black and white electron microscope images of pollen.
Squeezing a rock-star material could make it stable enough for solar cells
A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks dow...
Illustration of a lead halide material being squeezed in a diamond anvil cell
A day in the life of a light engineer
Knowledge of physics and a love of challenges fuel May Ling Ng’s quest for nanometer perfection in t...
A woman stands in a long hallway with scientific equipment
Researchers discover long-sought mechanism behind worst cases of a common blood disorder
G6PD deficiency affects about 400M people worldwide and can pose serious health risks. Uncovering th...
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A Camera for the Invisible: Bringing the Higgs Boson into Focus presented by Caterina Vernieri, Thursday March 25 at 5 pm PT