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SLAC researchers forge unprecedented gold compound at extreme heat and pressure

The team unexpectedly formed gold hydride in an experiment that could pave the way for studying materials under extreme conditions like those found inside...

August 4, 2025  ·  3 min read
Intense pulses from an X-ray free-electron laser heat compressed samples of hydrocarbons to extreme conditions, resulting in the reaction of gold and hydrogen to form gold hydride.
News Brief
Via European XFEL

Extremely short X-ray flashes reveal how molecules break and form bonds

These observations are a crucial step toward truly understanding chemical processes.

August 6, 2025
Artist's impression: Diiodomethane irradiated with infrared light can undergo several different reactions. An intense X-ray pulse and a reaction microscope are used to characterize three major reaction pathways, illustrated in the figure.
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Laser breakthrough sets the stage for new X-ray science possibilities

The technique could improve how scientists study materials and drive advancements in high-performance technologies, such as next-generation computer chips.

August 13, 2025  ·  3 min read
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Video | Upgraded X-ray laser science: capturing electrons

Researchers used LCLS to capture the ultrafast motion of electrons inside molecules – at scales never before possible. 

August 21, 2025  ·  1 min read
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Photos | U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James P. Danly visits SLAC

His visit highlighted the breadth of our world-class research and the people and collaborations that make it possible. A key theme of the day...

August 27, 2025  ·  1 min read
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Danly watches a simulation of dark matter.
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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
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A versatile set of detector building blocks prepares SLAC researchers for a challenging future of X-ray science

The ePix series of detectors is designed to keep pace with ever more demanding experiments at SLAC and elsewhere.

December 14, 2021  ·  8 min read
SLAC’s Chris Kenney holds a 16-module
SLAC Science Explained

Synchrotrons, the Swiss Army knives of science

The X-rays they produce reveal the secrets of everything from ancient texts to modern pharmaceuticals.

June 1, 2022  ·  4 min read
 A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator that produces intense beams of light.
SLAC Science Explained

XFELs: Spying on atoms and molecules

Molecular movie-making is both an art and a science; the results let us watch how nature works on the smallest scales.

June 1, 2022  ·  7 min read
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Past Event
SLAC on Tap

Lasers not attached to sharks, ultrafast science and the quantum mechanics of your sunglasses

Join us for the inaugural SLAC on Tap event at The Patio in Palo Alto. SLAC scientist Alan Fry will chat about lasers not...
Date Tuesday, February 26, 2019
6:00 p.m.  –  7:00 p.m.  PT
Location The Patio
SLAC on Tap event series poster
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The United States just got a new X-ray laser toolkit to study nature’s mysteries

With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

August 7, 2025  ·  7 min read
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SLAC researchers help organize community challenge to benchmark molecular simulations with experiments

Ultrafast electrons at SLAC’s LCLS facility resolved the structural changes in a light-activated molecule to determine which simulations work best. 

July 16, 2025  ·  4 min read
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