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Shunned by Microbes, Organic Carbon Can Resist Breakdown in Underground Environments
A new study reveals that organic matter whose breakdown would yield only minimal energy for hungry microorganisms preferentially builds up in floodplains, illuminating a new mechanism of carbon sequestration.
Special Delivery: First Shipment of Magnetic Devices for Next-Gen X-Ray Laser
Berkeley Lab is overseeing development of specialized undulators that will produce X-ray light at LCLS-II by wiggling electrons.
Where Scientist Meets Machine: A Fresh Approach to Experimental Design at SLAC X-Ray Laser
Paul Fuoss, the new head of experimental design at LCLS, aims to make experiments at light sources here and around the world more productive and user-friendly.
Femtosecond Week Chat with the Director of SLAC's X-ray Laser
Mike Dunne answers questions about ultrafast science.
Beyond Femtoseconds
Researchers at SLAC are already looking at the largely unexplored realm of attosecond science.
What Can You Study In Femtoseconds? Materials
Aaron Lindenberg, associate professor at Stanford and SLAC, talks about how he combines X-ray and electron techniques to understand and engineer novel materials.
New Ultrafast Science Fact Sheet
Our ultrafast science factsheet gives an overview of the femtosecond world.
What Can You Study In Femtoseconds? High Energy Density Science
Read about how SLAC professor Siegfried Glenzer creates extreme conditions like those in the cores of planets and studies nuclear fusion.
Virtual Tours of LCLS
Take a digital tour of the undulators and near experimental hall at the Linac Coherent Light Source.
What Can You Study In Femtoseconds? Biology and Chemistry
PULSE scientist Amy Cordones-Hahn describes her work on chemical reactions that turn sunlight into useable energy.
