Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.

In experiments with the lab’s ultrafast "electron camera," laser light hitting a material is almost completely converted into nuclear vibrations, which are key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics and other applications.

A new device could open new avenues for the generation of high-frequency radiation with applications in science, radar, communications, security and medical imaging.

Researchers at SLAC are already looking at the largely unexplored realm of attosecond science.