X-ray Imaging
X-rays Reveal Artistry in an Ancient Vase
Beams of X-rays uncover surprising techniques in the creation of art on ancient Greek pottery.
In Bird Feathers, Scientists Find Hints About Color of Extinct Animals
The discovery is one of the first steps towards mapping hues of fossilized species.
Yijin Liu Receives 2016 Spicer Award For Substantial Research Contributions Using X-ray Microscopy
Liu acknowledged for wide-ranging work in energy materials, catalysis, carbon sequestration, material in extreme conditions and scientific big data mining.
A Virtual Flight Through a Catalyst Particle Finds Evidence of Poisoning
Merging two powerful 3-D X-ray techniques, researchers revealed new details of a process known as metal poisoning that clogs the pores of catalyst particles used in gasoline production, causing them to lose effectiveness.
Stanford Scientists Celebrate Technological Advances that Finally Made Gravitational Wave Detection Possible
Contributions to LIGO have come from many Stanford teams, including SLAC, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics and the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
SLAC X-ray Laser Turns Crystal Imperfections into Better Images of Important Biomolecules
A new study with the LCLS X-ray laser could change the way researchers take atomic-level snapshots of important biological machineries, potentially affecting research in drug development, clean energy production and many more areas.
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.
X-ray Study Reveals New Details of How Burrowing Sea Creatures Shape Geology
X-ray research on 80-million-year-old fossilized burrows, likely the work of tiny marine worms, is helping scientists understand how living organisms affected the chemistry of the sea floor.
Long-sought Discovery Fills in Missing Details of Cell 'Switchboard'
A biomedical breakthrough reveals never-before-seen details of the human body’s cellular switchboard that regulates sensory and hormonal responses.
SLAC Researcher Receives DOE 'Early Career' Grant to Support X-ray Optics and Imaging
Anne Sakdinawat, a SLAC scientist, has been selected to receive a grant to advance her work in producing and using new types of X-ray imaging tools.