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Taran Driver wins 2023 LCLS Young Investigator Award for work on capturing ultrafast electron movements

The award recognizes Driver’s contribution toward attosecond X-ray capabilities.

October 20, 2023  ·  3 min read
A portrait of Taran Driver.
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SLAC scientists shed light on potential breakthrough biomedical molecule

Developing a new, light-activated method to produce the molecule opens doors for future biomedical applications.

October 24, 2023  ·  3 min read
An illustration of an X-ray spectroscopy experiment.
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Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets

New research has implications for understanding Earth's evolution, interpreting unusual seismic signals and the study of exoplanets.

October 23, 2023  ·  5 min read
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Renewed support for high power laser facilities will benefit discovery science and inertial fusion energy research at SLAC

LaserNetUS funding will allow scientists to explore fundamental plasma science and inertial fusion energy research and technology.

October 26, 2023  ·  2 min read
Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) Hutch 6, located in the LCLS Far Experimental Hall.
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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm celebrates revolutionary X-ray laser upgrade at SLAC

The Secretary celebrated LCLS-II first light with 600 SLAC staff and collaborators Oct. 26.

October 27, 2023  ·  8 min read
Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and SLAC staff celebrate LCLS-II first light
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Trailblazers: Alonzo W. Ashley Fellows pave the way for future scientists and engineers

Four engineers discuss their journeys to working at SLAC and counsel those following in their footsteps.

November 6, 2023  ·  10 min read
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Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)

LCLS is the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser, open to experiments by scientists from across the globe.

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Meet the new instruments that will take advantage of SLAC’s upgraded X-ray laser

Teams at SLAC installed new experimental hutches with cutting-edge instruments that will harness the upgraded facility’s new capabilities and expand the breadth of research...

November 20, 2023  ·  5 min read
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Chemical Science Division

Scientists at SLAC observe chemical reactions in unprecedented detail and find ways to make them more efficient, with the goal of using chemistry to help solve the nation’s energy challenges.

Liquids getting vaporized by the world's brightest X-ray laser
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'Diamond rain' on icy planets offers clues into magnetic field mysteries

A new experiment suggests that this exotic precipitation forms at even lower pressures and temperatures than previously thought and could influence the unusual magnetic...

January 8, 2024  ·  3 min read
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Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) upgrade project

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Molecular cage protects precious metals in catalytic converters

Encapsulating precious-metal catalysts in a web-like alumina framework could reduce the amount needed in catalytic converters – and our dependency on these scarce metals.

October 24, 2022  ·  4 min read
A web of red material encapsulates blue polyhedrons.
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