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Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary tool for studying the molecular architecture of protein, viruses, cells and the specialized molecular machines within cells. This video explains how cryo-EM works, from preparing samples for study to capturing atomic imagery and...

Learn about the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), the SLAC-built LSST Camera and NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in this video.

Play this video for a simple explanation of what an XFEL is and what kind of research scientists can do with this engineering marvel.

video still frame from explainer about X-ray Free Electron Lasers.

Watch this video for a simple explanation of what a synchrotron is and why there are 60 around the world today.

video still frame of synchrotron explainer

LCLS-II’s Eric Fauve explains how the team cools the accelerator to 2 kelvins.

Cooling SLAC's linear accelerator to 2 kelvins

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy national lab run by Stanford in the heart of Silicon Valley.

SLAC Recent History (1990s-today SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source) – The creation of a powerful X-ray laser.

SLAC Recent History: The creation of a powerful X-ray laser

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory celebrated 60 years of science in 2022. This video is the first part in a series of videos celebrating SLAC’s early and recent history of various areas of the lab.

SLAC's early history: A "monster" of an idea changed how we see the universe

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SLAC develops and deploys some of the world’s most advanced scientific tools for exploring how the universe works at the biggest, smallest and fastest scales. Here we explain how they work and the exciting discoveries they make possible.

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What is Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM)

LSST Camera explainer

What is an XFEL?

Synchrotron explainer

Getting LCLS-II to 2 kelvins

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SLAC Recent History: The creation of a powerful X-ray laser

SLAC's early history: A "monster" of an idea changed how we see the universe

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