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One of the most urgent challenges of our time is discovering how to generate the energy and products we need sustainably, without compromising the well-being of future generations by depleting limited resources or accelerating climate change. SLAC pursues this goal on many levels.

Studies of atomic-level processes

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A team led by SLAC and Stanford scientists has made an important discovery toward understanding how a large group of complex copper oxide materials...

Photo - Scientists standing with equipment at SLAC.
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Solar, wind and other renewable energy sources reduce consumption of fossil fuels but also pose challenges to the electrical grid because their power generation...

Photo - Wind turbines along a highway
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'Self-seeding' promises to speed discoveries, add new scientific capabilities

LCLS Self-Seeding Hardware Panorama (Photo by Matt Beardsley)
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A surprising atomic-scale wiggle underlies the way a special class of materials reacts to light, according to research that may lead to new devices...

artist's conception depicts the sudden contraction and elongation experienced by the unit cell of the ferroelectric material lead titanate as an intense pulse of violet light hits it
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Scientists have found a way to distort the atomic arrangement and change the magnetic properties of an important class of electronic materials with ultra-short...

This graphic depicts an ultrashort pulse of terahertz light distorting a manganite crystal lattice
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A big reason for publishing scientific results is to inform others who can then use your data and conclusions to make additional discoveries, technologies...

Jens Hummelshøj shows off CatApp
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Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from...

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