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Q&A: Alan Heirich and Elliott Slaughter Take On SLAC’s Big Data Challenges

As members of the lab’s Computer Science Division, they develop the tools needed to handle ginormous data volumes produced by the next generation of...

January 9, 2018  ·  6 min read
SLAC Computer Science Team
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‘Supercharging’ Atoms with X-ray Laser

Ultra-bright X-ray laser pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source

October 7, 2014
This illustration shows how the first experiment at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser stripped away electrons from neon atoms. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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Cryo-EM poster session

Annual workshop for cryo-EM developments and a poster session.

September 23, 2022
Annual workshop for cryo-EM developments and a poster session.
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‘Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works

Analyzing X-ray movies with computer vision reveals how nanoparticles in a lithium-ion battery electrode work.

September 13, 2023  ·  5 min read
Illustration of battery electrode nanoparticles being imaged by X-rays
Past Event
Public Lecture

Capturing Molecular Motion using Artificial Intelligence

Presented by Axel Levy.

Date Thursday, April 6, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium, SLAC, Building 51
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Past Event
Public Lecture

Faster! Catching up to electrons on the move

Presented by Taran Driver

Date Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Taran Driver Public Lecture
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Faster! Catching up to Electrons on the Move

Catching up to Electrons on the Move

January 8, 2024
Taran Driver Public Lecture poster
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Closing the gate on manganese could open doors to new drugs to treat pneumonia

Drawing on SLAC facilities, Australian researchers have revealed how Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria obtain manganese from our bodies, which could lead to better therapies to...

August 30, 2021  ·  4 min read
A protein molecule with intertwined spirals around a small yellow center form.
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Cryomodule lifted from truck

The first of 37 cryomodules for LCLS-II is moved off of its truck after being shipped from Fermilab.   All the cryomodules were delivered...

September 24, 2022
Cryomodule lifted from truck
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Colors of ancient life forms

By detecting minute traces of original pigments in fossils, X-ray imaging at synchrotrons has given scientists the chemical evidence needed to discover the actual...

September 23, 2022
X-ray imaging at synchrotrons has given scientists the chemical evidence needed to discover the actual colors of ancient life forms.
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Chemical reaction

The ultrafast, ultrabright X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) have enabled unprecedented views of a catalyst in action, an important step...

September 23, 2022
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X-ray of ancient medical manuscript

SSRL’s X-rays  uncovered a 6th century translation of a book by the Greek-Roman doctor Galen, allowing the hidden text to be read for the...

September 23, 2022
X-ray of ancient medical manuscript at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).