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Peering Deep Into Materials with Ultrafast Science
Laser light exposes the properties of materials used in batteries and electronics.
SLAC Researchers Recreate the Extreme Universe in the Lab
Computer simulations and lab experiments help researchers understand the violent universe and could potentially lead to new technologies that benefit humankind.
Researchers Discover New Type of ‘Pili’ Used by Bacteria to Cling to Hosts
New insights into how bacteria interact with host cells could help fight off harmful microbes.
Major Upgrade Will Boost Power of World’s Brightest X-ray Laser
Upgrade will sharpen our view of nature’s atomic processes at work, aiding the development of a number of transformative technologies.
X-rays Reveal How a Solar Cell Gets its Silver Stripes
Scientists have used X-rays to observe exactly how silver electrical contacts form during manufacturing of solar modules.
X-ray Studies at SLAC and Berkeley Lab Aid Search for Ebola Cure
Scientists have determined in atomic detail how a potential drug molecule fits into and blocks a channel in cell membranes that Ebola and related “filoviruses” need to infect victims’ cells.
5 Ways SLAC’s X-ray Laser Can Change the Way We Live
Toward next-generation electronics, better medications and green energy solutions: "The First Five Years" point to a bright future of high-impact discovery at LCLS.
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.
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.
