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Cryo-EM snapshots of the solid-electrolyte interphase, or SEI, reveal its natural swollen state and offer a new approach to lithium-metal battery design.
Electron microscope image of a sample grid with tiny holes holding thin films of battery electrolyte and tiny lithium metal wires
Islands of inactive lithium creep like worms to reconnect with their electrodes, restoring a battery’s capacity and lifespan.
Conceptual illustration shows an EKG-like pulse of energy flatlining as it enters a battery, then coming back to life as it exits
Recently developed methods now in use at SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron helped a team of chemists better understand how certain bacteria turn light into chemical energy.
A diagram of a protein molecule with white spirals and multicolored webs indicating key parts of the molecule.
The ePix series of detectors is designed to keep pace with ever more demanding experiments at SLAC and elsewhere.
Chris Kenney ePix
This month marks the 30-year anniversary of the first website in North America, launched at SLAC. In...
Group photo of SLAC WWW Wizards in an office
Through her work with this nationwide program, Curry plans to make high-power laser facilities more...
Chandra Breanne Curry
A better understanding of this process could inform the next generation of artificial photosynthetic...
water droplets on plant
New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes "twinning" under extr...
illustration of a hammer hitting the Earth's iron core
In two new papers, researchers used X-ray crystallography and cryogenic electron microscopy to revea...
A model of the Lsd14 molecule