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SLAC researchers find superfast collisions predict supercritical fluid properties

LCLS X-rays allowed researchers to connect the molecular dynamics of supercritical carbon dioxide, used in industrial and environmental applications, with its unique properties.

December 18, 2024  ·  3 min read
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SLAC will play a key role in DOE’s new research centers for advancing next-generation microelectronics

The microelectronics that power daily life and speed discoveries in science and technology are the focus of a bold new vision to make them...

January 6, 2025  ·  6 min read
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Pioneering new tool will spur advances in catalysis

SLAC researchers help develop an automated analytical method to speed the discovery process in single atom catalysts.  

January 8, 2025  ·  3 min read
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Innovative target design leads to surprising discovery in laser-plasma acceleration

Scientists studying laser-plasma proton acceleration made an unexpected breakthrough, simultaneously resolving multiple long-standing problems although they had only aimed to address one. 

February 10, 2025  ·  4 min read
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Researchers record ultrafast chorus dance of electrons on super-small particle

The first measurement of its kind   will enable researchers to evaluate electron dynamics in a new range of super-small particles. 

February 18, 2025  ·  3 min read
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A new way to selectively combust contaminants streamlines ethylene production

Supported by SLAC’s catalysis group, researchers have discovered a promising method to remove contaminants during the making of polymers.

February 24, 2025  ·  2 min read
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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visits SLAC to explore groundbreaking science and technology innovations

He met with SLAC staff and toured the lab’s cutting-edge facilities, diving into world-leading research in X-ray and ultrafast science, artificial intelligence, astrophysics and...

May 28, 2025  ·  5 min read
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The case of the missing copper species

SLAC researchers drew on advanced computation and X-ray methods to track down a water-splitting copper catalyst.

May 30, 2025  ·  4 min read
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A day in the life of an accelerator engineer

Shweta Saraf and her team work to ensure the LCLS beamline runs without interruption. 

June 18, 2025  ·  5 min read
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Video | Upgraded X-ray laser science: radiation effects

Now 10,000 times brighter and thousands of times faster, LCLS sheds light on the formation of free radicals in nature. 

July 3, 2025  ·  1 min read
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Video | Upgraded X-ray laser science: medical applications

Researchers used the upgraded LCLS to better understand what makes Xanthone – a powerful photocatalyst used in cancer therapies –  so efficient.  

July 24, 2025  ·  1 min read
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Researchers discover a new type of magnetic order

Results obtained with SLAC’s X-ray laser show how tiny magnetic coils can align over a surprisingly broad timescale, inspiring new ideas for microelectronics. 

July 31, 2025  ·  3 min read
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