Molecular movie-making is both an art and a science; the results let us watch how nature works on the smallest scales.

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

SLAC scientists showed that a carbon-metal compound with a perfectly placed nickel atom plays a key role in converting carbon dioxide into components for...

Streamlining their journey through the electrolyte could help lithium-ion batteries charge faster.

To invent a new tool for studying how chemicals react at interfaces, researchers shoot tiny jets of oil and water at each other and...

A machine learning algorithm automatically extracts information to speed up – and extend – the study of materials with X-ray pulse pairs.

For five days in May, the ancient collided with the ultra-modern at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), bringing brilliant, long-hidden ideas to light...

Teams at SLAC installed new experimental hutches with cutting-edge instruments that will harness the upgraded facility’s new capabilities and expand the breadth of research...

Strongly interacting electrons in quantum materials carry heat and charge in a way that’s surprisingly similar to what individual electrons do in normal metals...

The Secretary celebrated LCLS-II first light with 600 SLAC staff and collaborators Oct. 26.

Four engineers discuss their journeys to working at SLAC and counsel those following in their footsteps.