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Past Event
Public Lecture

Clocking Electrons: an Attosecond Stopwatch

Presented by Siqi Li

Date Thursday, September 21, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture Siqi Li Poster
News Brief

DOE awards a SLAC-led research team $12 million to help improve response time to dangerous pathogens

They aim to help society respond ten times faster with treatments for future disease outbreaks.

September 7, 2023  ·  1 min read
This is a portrait photograph of SSRL scientist Aina Cohen.
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Jim Sebek wins 2023 Lytle Award for decades of synchrotron problem solving and dedication

Sebek’s extraordinary career at SSRL includes helping build the facility’s original electron injector back in the 1980s and working on almost all of its...

September 15, 2023  ·  3 min read
This photograph shows 2023 Lytle award winner Jim Sebek at work on SSRL's electrical systems.
News Brief

Scientists unravel the chemical mechanism behind silica-coated nanodiamonds

SSRL's X-ray tools reveal that alcohol groups on a nanodiamond's surface allow one of the world's most valuable materials to bond with one of...

September 20, 2023  ·  3 min read
Purple layers surround angular red chunks. These are struck by gold rays, which release white spheres from the purple and red objects.
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Researchers catch protons in the act of dissociation with SLAC’s ultrafast 'electron camera'

Proving the technique works puts scientists one step closer to unraveling the mysteries of hydrogen transfers.

October 6, 2023  ·  2 min read
Red and blue laser beams strike a sample.
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Dinosaur feathers contain traces of ancient proteins, study finds

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

September 22, 2023  ·  3 min read
This figure shows how protein compositions in feathers change over time and temperature.
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SLAC brings rapid-fire laser and target expertise to national fusion energy research hubs

SLAC will partner in two collaborations that aim to speed up progress in fusion energy science and technology.

December 7, 2023  ·  2 min read
Laser engineer Eric Cunningham with the Matter in Extreme Conditions optical laser
News Brief

Revolutionary X-ray microscope unveils sound waves deep within crystals

Scientists developed a groundbreaking technology that allows them to see sound waves and microscopic defects inside crystals, promising insights that connect ultrafast atomic motion...

September 28, 2023  ·  3 min read
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Groundbreaking study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound

A groundbreaking study shows defects spreading through diamond faster than the speed of sound 

October 5, 2023  ·  6 min read
Shocking a diamond with a high-power laser produced defects that propagated faster than the speed of sound.
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Researchers find new molecule that shows promise in slowing SARS-CoV-2

A molecule with hooks that can grip and disable the virus’s pesky protease shows potential for fighting infection.

March 28, 2023  ·  4 min read
This graphic illustration shows how a SARS-CoV-2 protease attaches to a new molecule. The new molecule is meant to slow the virus inside an infected person.
News Release

Researchers capture elusive missing step in the final act of photosynthesis

After decades of effort, scientists have finally seen the process by which nature creates the oxygen we breathe using SLAC’s X-ray laser.

May 3, 2023  ·  6 min read
Photosystem II
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Scientists capture elusive chemical reaction using enhanced X-ray method

Chemical reactions often involve intermediate steps that are too fast and complex for us to see  – even using our most advanced scientific instruments...

May 5, 2023  ·  3 min read
This is a graphic representation of an intermediate chemical reaction. The image shows the chemical reaction, a laser, X-rays and a detector system.
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