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February 19, 2016
News Feature
New Satellite with Superior X-ray Vision Launched
It will provide new insights into the physics of black holes, the formation of chemical elements, stars and galaxies, and the evolution of the universe itself.
January 29, 2016
News Feature
Tiniest Particles Shrink Before Exploding When Hit With SLAC’s X-ray Laser
This surprising finding has potentially broad implications, from X-ray imaging of single particles to fusion research.
January 6, 2016
News Feature
Dawson Award Recognizes SLAC X-ray Laser Experiment that Probed 3.6-million-degree Matter
The 2010 experiment marked a significant step forward in understanding extreme states of matter at the hearts of stars, planets and nuclear fusion reactions.
The interior of an LCLS chamber set up for an investigation into hot, dense matter.
July 6, 2015
News Feature
Scientists Drive Tiny Shock Waves Through Diamond
Researchers have used an X-ray laser to record, in detail never possible before, the microscopic motion and effects of shock waves rippling across diamond.
Image - Researchers prepare for an experiment in the Matter in Extreme Conditions station’s chamber at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
March 23, 2015
News Feature
Experiment Provides the Best Look Yet at 'Warm Dense Matter' at Cores of Giant Planets
A SLAC experiment has provided the first detailed look at the creation of an exotic superhot, compressed concoction known as "warm dense matter" – the stuff believed to be at the core of giant gas planets like Jupiter.
IMAGE - A study at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser provides the most detailed measurements yet of a material's temperature and compression as it transitions into a mysterious state known as "warm dense matter."
April 16, 2014
News Feature
SLAC's Siegfried Glenzer Selected to Receive E.O. Lawrence Award
SLAC's Siegfried Glenzer has been selected to receive an Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, presented by the U.S. Secretary of Energy to honor scientists across a range of fields.
Photo - Siegfried Glenzer

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