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      Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons

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      Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together

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Public Lecture Poster

The New Grid poster

The Grid Integration, Systems & Mobility lab works with universities, state agencies, utilities and industry to develop technology solutions for...
May 18, 2018
New grid lecture poster
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The New Grid: 100% Clean Energy for All

Public lecture presented by Sila Kiliccote

May 29, 2018  ·  01:06:41  runtime
still frame public lecture may 2018
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Catalysis: the Hidden Path to Foods, Fuels and Our Future

Public lecture presented by Simon Bare

January 30, 2018  ·  00:58:34  runtime
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Paint-On Solar Cells: How the Magic Happens

Public lecture presented by Kevin Stone

November 28, 2017  ·  01:04:32  runtime
Stillframe image from public lecture Paint-on solar cells
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Molecular layers in battery electrolyte 

An illustration of electrolyte molecules arranging themselves into layers within a few nanometers of a battery electrode.

February 22, 2018
Illustration of molecular layers in battery electrolyte
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Improving Batteries from the Atoms Up

Presented by Yijin Liu. In batteries, energy is stored in tiny particles within the electrodes that individually breathe in and out and chemically evolve...

Date Thursday, February 11, 2021
9:00 a.m.  –  10:00 a.m.  PT
Public Lecture | Improving Batteries from the Atoms Up presented by Yijin Liu
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GISMo lab's innovative plan to make electricity cheaper, greener and more reliable

A cellphone-sized device automatically adjusts a home's power use up or down to save the consumer money and increase the resiliency of the electric...

February 28, 2022  ·  6 min read
Aerial image of workers installing solar panels on a home.
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Q&A: From particle beams to cancer treatment – fundamental research that affects everyday life

SLAC’s Matt Garrett and Susan Simpkins talk about tech transfer that brings innovations from the national lab to the people, including advances for medical...

March 7, 2022  ·  7 min read
Tech Transfer
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What drives rechargeable battery decay? Depends on how many times you've charged it

How quickly a battery electrode decays depends on properties of individual particles in the battery – at first. Later on, the network of particles...

April 28, 2022  ·  4 min read
A group of particles, some highlighted in reds and oranges to show which have begun to break apart.
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SLAC’s superconducting X-ray laser reaches operating temperature colder than outer space

The facility, LCLS-II, will soon sharpen our view of how nature works on ultrasmall, ultrafast scales, impacting everything from quantum devices to clean energy.

May 10, 2022  ·  6 min read
LCLS-II cooldown
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Researchers model accelerator magnets' history using machine learning approach

Knowing a magnet’s past will allow scientists to customize particle beams more precisely in the future. As accelerators stretch for higher levels of performance...

June 15, 2022  ·  2 min read
A magnet on a test stand inside SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
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A day in the life of an electricity and cool cow engineer

Gustavo Cezar wears two colorful hats as an engineer with SLAC’s GISMo lab.

June 27, 2022  ·  4 min read
SLAC engineer Gustavo Cezar stands at a dairy farm in Central California.
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