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Coherent X-Ray Imaging (CXI) instrument

SLAC associate staff scientist Thomas Joseph Lane at the Coherent X-Ray Imaging (CXI) instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source...
December 4, 2017
SLAC associate staff scientist Thomas Joseph Lane at the Coherent X-Ray Imaging instrument
News Brief

Researchers search for clues to COVID-19 treatment with help from synchrotron X-rays

Two groups of researchers drew on SLAC tools to better understand how to target a key part of the virus that causes COVID-19.

April 14, 2021  ·  3 min read
Illustration of SARS-CoV-2, a round ball with spikes.
Past Event
Public Lecture

Shocking Origin: Meteor Impacts and the Chemistry of Life

Presented by Arianna Gleason. When and where life originated on Earth – and if, or where, life exists elsewhere in the cosmos – are...

Date Thursday, May 27, 2021
10:00 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  PT
A Camera for the Invisible: Bringing the Higgs Boson into Focus
News Brief

Solving a long-standing mystery about the desert’s rock art canvas

Petroglyphs are carved in a material called rock varnish, the origins of which have been debated for years. Now, scientists argue it’s the result...

June 30, 2021  ·  3 min read
Rock art featuring human and animal forms and handprints
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public lecture

How Science Unlocks Copper's Hidden Powers

Presented by Diana Gamzina. In particle accelerators, electrons are pushed to extreme energies by electromagnetic fields that oscillate inside evacuated metal cavities. Those cavities...

Date Tuesday, November 10, 2020
9:00 a.m.  –  10:00 a.m.  PT
illustration of woman scientist observing stacked copper discs
News Brief

Identifying COVID-19 antibodies for potential treatments

Images reveal how some antibodies may block SARS-CoV-2 infection.

October 29, 2020  ·  3 min read
A rendering of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Shapeshifting proteins provide electrons safe passage during photosynthesis

The results of a new scientific study reveal how photosynthetic reaction centers adapt to make light-driven reactions more efficient.

December 4, 2020  ·  3 min read
photosynthesis header
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During COVID-19, SLAC experiments continue with the help of remote technology

The lab’s X-ray laser recently joined other facilities in making remote science possible from any corner of the world, a trend that will likely...

December 14, 2020  ·  7 min read
Remote experiments in the control room at LCLS
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SLAC fires up electron gun for LCLS-II X-ray laser upgrade

Its electron beams will drive the generation of up to a million ultrabright X-ray flashes per second.

May 30, 2019  ·  5 min read
LCLS-II first electron beam
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How the catalytic converters in cars go bad and why it matters

A new way to arrange the hard-working atoms in this part of an exhaust system could lower the cost of curbing pollution from automotive...

August 13, 2019
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How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis

Researchers discover that a spot of molecular glue and a timely twist help a bacterial enzyme convert carbon dioxide into carbon compounds 20 times...

April 29, 2022  ·  8 min read
An illustration shows the pocket in an enzyme called ECR where the carbon fixing reaction takes place.
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X-rays help researchers piece together treasured cellular gateway for first time

After almost two decades of synchrotron experiments, Caltech scientists have captured a clear picture of a cell’s nuclear pores, which are the doors and...

July 11, 2022  ·  4 min read
The nuclear pore and its components.
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