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Thousands of tiny snapshots reveal the evolution of a copper catalyst that can convert CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels

Developed at SSRL, the method could help make those electrochemical conversions more robust and efficient.

April 29, 2025  ·  4 min read
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What will it take to bring fusion energy to the US power grid?

In this Q&A, Arianna Gleason discusses the technologies needed to make commercialized fusion energy a reality and how SLAC is advancing this energy frontier. 

May 7, 2025  ·  7 min read
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Researchers find a potential treatment for mitochondrial damage that causes disease

Oxidizing chemicals break this cellular power plant into useless bits, leading to  Parkinson’s disease, ALS, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. A small molecule...

May 21, 2025  ·  6 min read
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A new approach allows researchers to catch a photocatalyst in action

Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, the method revealed atomic motions in a simple catalyst, opening the door to study more complex molecules key to chemical...

May 22, 2025  ·  3 min read
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SLAC researchers stretch and probe a quantum membrane

The team watched how a strained strontium titanate membrane crossed into ferroelectric – and quantum – territory. 

May 29, 2025  ·  4 min read
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Symposium celebrates Claudio Pellegrini, pioneer of SLAC’s X-ray laser

Leading researchers met at SLAC on Pellegrini’s 90th birthday to honor his ongoing scientific legacy and to explore the future of X-ray free-electron laser...

May 23, 2025  ·  16 min read
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Humans in the loop: How accelerator operators are partnering with AI

Researchers aim to refine control room tools, improve training, and pave the way for smarter cooperation between humans and machines by studying how operators...

May 27, 2025  ·  6 min read
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Q&A: Jun-Sik Lee explains how new SSRL capabilities will probe the mysteries of superconductors

The upgrades to SSRL’s resonant soft X-ray scattering beam line could reveal the hidden physics in high-temperature superconductors.

June 9, 2025  ·  4 min read
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Exploring the ultrasmall and ultrafast through advances in attosecond science

Researchers developed new methods that produce intense attosecond pulses and pulse pairs to gain insights into the fastest motions inside atoms and molecules. It...

May 13, 2024  ·  4 min read
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Ion swap dramatically improves performance of CO2-defeating catalyst

Supported by SLAC's catalysis group Co-ACCESS, researchers discover new ways to boost the performance of catalysts that turn carbon dioxide into methanol. 

May 30, 2024  ·  3 min read
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A novel spray device helps researchers capture fast-moving cell processes

Researchers figured out how to spray and freeze a cell sample in its natural state in milliseconds, helping them capture basic biological processes in...

June 6, 2024  ·  4 min read
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Training the next generation of ultrafast X-ray scientists

The Ultrafast X-ray Summer School, run by the Stanford PULSE Institute and hosted at SLAC, opens the door for students and postdocs to imagine...

June 28, 2024  ·  5 min read
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