Play this video for a simple explanation of what an XFEL is and what kind of research scientists can do with this engineering marvel.
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Members of SLAC’s LZ team with the loom they used to weave high-voltage grids for the next-gen dark matter experiment.
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Caught on Camera: The Secret Lives of Life's Molecules
For decades, scientists have been working to understand the building blocks of life by studying the structures of proteins and other large biological molecules. ...
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Mutant Ribosomes and the Action of Antibiotics
The ribosome, found in all living cells, is the molecular machine that builds proteins. It faithfully attaches together amino acids – the building blocks...
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Public Lectures
Metals, Molecules, Life and Death
In our normal everyday lives we are exposed to an incredibly complex chemical soup consisting of an enormous variety of different chemical compounds. Many...
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