David Krause

Science Communications Officer

David covers accelerator research, biosciences and SLAC’s powerful lightsource, SSRL. He joined the lab in 2022 after a decade as an energy journalist and engineer. He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering and graduate degrees in literature and writing. When he’s not working, he’s probably hiking with his family, hammering piano keys or listening to a Beckett play.

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Researchers have discovered that crystals can twist when they are sandwiched between two substrates – a critical step toward exploring new material properties for...

$This image shows a diffraction pattern of gold nanodics between substrates.$

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The software tool sorts through messy data to reveal what’s really going on with solar panels on cloudy and sunny days.

This is a graphic representation of solar power system data. The data is processed by algorithms, which turn the data into specific power loss causes.

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What could smaller particle accelerators look like in the future? SLAC scientists are working on innovations that could give more researchers access to accelerator...

This is a graphic image of particles moving through plasma during plasma wakefield acceleration.

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Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

This figure shows how protein compositions in feathers change over time and temperature.

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Sebek’s extraordinary career at SSRL includes helping build the facility’s original electron injector back in the 1980s and working on almost all of its...