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SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Near Experimental Hall building at sunrise with Stanford University Hoover Tower in the background.
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At LCLS, crystallized ribosomes travel through a capillary into the interaction region, where they are zapped with a beam of X-rays.
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Perovskites’ unusual response to light could explain the high efficiency of these next-generation solar cell materials.
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When light drives electron transfer in a molecular complex, the surrounding solvent molecules also rapidly move.
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Studies of atomic-level processes that drain battery life and efficiency help improve battery performance.
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X-ray laser pulses probe water droplets like these to discover water’s hidden (and sometimes bizarre) properties.
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Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) Hutch 6, located in the LCLS Far Experimental Hall.
