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.

Accelerator physicist Agostino Marinelli discusses how SLAC's X-ray laser makes femtosecond light.