![Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) Hutch 6, located in the LCLS Far Experimental Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-09/Scientific_facilities_MEC_hutch.jpg?h=945b5590&itok=NgcmkRy-)
TID leverages its state-of-the-art scientific expertise in exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum and in advanced instrumentation to develop novel technologies.
![Copper instrument](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-11/tid_background_image04.jpg?h=f8cf553c&itok=HuToW8Qo)
SLAC’s microelectronics research is breaking new ground in sustainable computing.
![Illustration of technology microelectronics](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-11/tech%20reds.png?h=35952478&itok=rcyYygZR)
Machine Learning (ML) algorithms are found across all scientific directorates at SLAC, with applications to a wide range of tasks including online data reduction, system controls, simulation, and analysis of big data.
![SLAC aerial at night](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-11/slac-at-night.jpeg?h=35952478&itok=qCSZ-Zyu)
LCLS is the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser, open to experiments by scientists from across the globe.
![New undulator hall](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020_0306_Empty_Undulator_Hall_Gamazo-7843.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=imB3yCp_)
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![SSRL facility](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/60th-facility-ssrl.jpg?h=0a4eafde&itok=YLMrBO3u)
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![Image - The Undulator Hall at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/images/LCLS-Undulator-Hall.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=V5TIaz37)
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