Using the powerful LCLS X-ray laser, researchers at SLAC have directly imaged for the first time how molecules rearrange during a chemical reaction controlled by light.
Christopher J. Tassone, PhD provides an overview of the research that SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory performed as part of the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLETM) consortium.
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.
Could a breakthrough lithium-iron design that doubles the energy output per iron atom be the future of battery technology? Alexis Geslin of Stanford presents how X-rays, AI, and next-gen materials may be the future of battery technology.
Stanford and SLAC researchers are using our synchrotron (SSRL) to help uncover how and why batteries degrade, develop next-gen materials, and make them safer and longer-lasting.
SLAC and Stanford researchers found that compressing solid-state battery material reduced the formation of lithium-filled cracks called dendrites, leading to faster charging and longer battery life.