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February 27, 2017
News Feature
New Droplet-on-Tape Method Assists Biochemical Research at X-Ray Lasers
A research collaboration designed a new assembly-line system that rapidly replaces exposed samples and allows the team to study reactions in real-time.
November 21, 2016
Press Release
New, Detailed Snapshots Capture Photosynthesis at Room Temperature
New X-ray methods have captured the highest resolution room-temperature images of photosystem II.
November 21, 2016
News Feature
New Tabletop Technique Probes Outermost Electrons of Atoms Deep Inside Solids
SLAC experiments demonstrate a new way to access valence electrons, which are important in forming chemical bonds and determine many of a material’s properties.
Yong Sing You and Shambhu Ghimire in the PULSE laser laboratory
November 9, 2016
News Feature
Scientists, Interns Bring Structural Biology’s ‘Magic Bullet’ Technique to X-ray Lasers
The team determined the 3-D structure of a biomolecule by tagging it with selenium atoms and taking hundreds of thousands of images.
October 13, 2016
News Feature
Scientists Gather for Annual SLAC Users’ Conference
The event drew more than 400 participants, with workshops and presentations focusing on collaborations and new technology at SLAC’s light sources.
September 22, 2016
News Feature
SLAC’s X-ray Laser Glimpses How Electrons Dance with Atomic Nuclei in Materials
Understanding how a material’s electrons interact with vibrations of its nuclear lattice could help design and control novel materials, from solar cells to high-temperature superconductors.
September 21, 2016
Press Release
'Schroedinger's Cat' Molecules Give Rise to Exquisitely Detailed Movies
Just as Schroedinger's Cat is both alive and dead, an atom or molecule can be in two different states at once. Now scientists have exploited this behavior to make X-ray movies of atomic motion with much more detail than ever before.
Illustration of a molecule splitting into two Schroedinger's Cat states
September 20, 2016
News Feature
Tais Gorkhover and Michael Kagan named 2016 Panofsky Fellows at SLAC
The fellowship will support their research into developing new methods of imaging tiny particles and understanding the properties of the Higgs boson.
August 31, 2016
Press Release
SLAC’s High-speed ‘Electron Camera’ Films Atomic Nuclei in Vibrating Molecules
Method creates new opportunities for studies of extremely fast processes in biology, chemistry and materials science.
August 8, 2016
News Feature
PULSE, SIMES-led Experiments Point Toward Memory Chips 1,000 Times Faster Than Today’s
Silicon chips can store data in billionths of a second, but phase-change memory could be 1,000 times faster, while using less energy and requiring less space.

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