X-ray light sources and electron imaging

New research has implications for understanding Earth's evolution, interpreting unusual seismic signals and the study of exoplanets.

The award recognizes Driver’s contribution toward attosecond X-ray capabilities.

The research reveals the potential for machine learning in understanding the complex behavior of quantum materials.

An international team has uncovered details about the formation of DNA's building blocks, paving the way  for potential medical and therapeutic applications.

Scientists developed a new method to unlock the secrets of RNA. The implications are wide-reaching, from better understanding diseases to designing new therapeutics. 

A groundbreaking study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound 

Scientists developed a groundbreaking technology that allows them to see sound waves and microscopic defects inside crystals, promising insights that connect ultrafast atomic motion to large-scale macroscopic behaviors.

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale, ultrafast phenomena that are key to a broad range of applications, from quantum materials to clean...

Sebek’s extraordinary career at SSRL includes helping build the facility’s original electron injector back in the 1980s and working on almost all of its electrical systems since.