Their work will deepen our understanding of matter in extreme conditions and fundamental particle physics.

Tony Heinz and Z-X Shen will receive funding for research focused on catalysis and novel states of matter.

Richter designed particle accelerators and carried out experiments that led to the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the charm quark.

To break, or not to break: An unprecedented atomic movie captures the moment when molecules decide how to respond to light.

By observing changes in materials as they’re being synthesized, scientists hope to learn how they form and come up with recipes for making the materials they need for next-gen energy technologies.

SLAC’s high-speed ‘electron camera’ shows for the first time the coexistence of solid and liquid in laser-heated gold, providing new clues for designing materials that can withstand extreme conditions.

SLAC and Stanford researchers are developing a device that combines electrical brain stimulation with EEG recording, opening potential new paths for treating neurological disorders.

Tais Gorkhover, Michael Kagan, Kazuhiro Terao and Joshua Turner will each receive $2.5 million for research that studies fundamental particles, nanoscale objects, quantum materials and machine learning.

Some scientists spend decades trying to catch a glimpse of a rare process.

The X-ray laser movie shows what happens when light hits retinal, a key part of vision in animals and photosynthesis in microbes. The action takes place in a trillionth of an eye blink.