X-ray spectroscopy

Researchers have documented the ultrafast motion of electrons, including two processes never before captured on their natural timescales.

By adjusting the heating process when making lithium-ion cathodes, the team created batteries that retained nearly 93% of their energy after 500 cycles. 

Batteries power everything from medical devices to electronic devices, yet the core technology hasn't fundamentally changed in decades. At the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center, scientists are working with industry to change that.

Researchers reveal why trace amounts of alloy added to some catalysts keep them performing better over time. The study suggests models that could boost manufacturing.

Derek Mendez and Xueli “Sherry” Zheng aim to accelerate drug discovery and improve energy storage.

Researchers at SLAC are developing experimental techniques to evaluate new candidates for inertial fusion energy targets. 

With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

Researchers used the upgraded LCLS to better understand what makes Xanthone – a powerful photocatalyst used in cancer therapies –  so efficient.  

Researchers taking the first-ever direct measurement of atom temperature in extremely hot materials inadvertently disproved a decades-old theory and upended our understanding of superheating. 

SLAC researchers drew on advanced computation and X-ray methods to track down a water-splitting copper catalyst.

Developed at SSRL, the method could help make those electrochemical conversions more robust and efficient.

Following a boom in catalysis users at SSRL, Beam Line 10-2 has been transformed and outfitted with new technologies.