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Bay Area Research SLAM

The Bay Area Research SLAM is a collaboration between the Bay Area's National Labs:  Berkeley, Livermore, Sandia, and SLAC. The SLAM is a competition...
Date Thursday, October 5, 2023
3:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Bay Area Research SLAM flyer
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Radio Axion: Tuning in to the Dark Matter Airwaves

Public lecture presented by Chelsea Bartram

August 1, 2024  ·  01:19:25  runtime
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What is Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM)

Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary tool for studying the molecular architecture of protein, viruses, cells and the specialized molecular machines within cells...

March 7, 2023  ·  00:07:14  runtime
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The creation of the world's brightest X-ray laser

After more than a decade, LCLS was upgraded to generate even more powerful X-ray laser beams. With the LCLS-II upgrade, LCLS is around 10,000...
November 8, 2022
The creation of the world's brightest X-ray
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Batteries for the Future: What's Possible?

Lecture presented by Yi Cui

May 20, 2015
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XFEL explainer

Play this video for a simple explanation of what an XFEL is and what kind of research scientists can do with this engineering marvel.
September 30, 2022  ·  00:06:21  runtime
video still frame from explainer about X-ray Free Electron Lasers.
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Public Lecture

Holograms at the Nanoscale: New Imaging for Nature's Tiniest Structures

Scientists use X-rays to produce high-resolution snapshots of viruses, proteins and other tiny structures of nature.

Date Tuesday, June 6, 2017
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Building 53
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Jenga Chemistry

SIMES researcher Danfeng Li explains the delicate ‘Jenga chemistry’ behind making a new nickel oxide material, the first in a potential new family of...

August 28, 2019  ·  00:01:13  runtime
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Meet Molleigh Preefer: how do synchrotrons help develop fast-charging batteries?

Learn more about how materials chemist and SLAC Associate Scientist Molleigh Preefer uses the powerful X-rays of SLAC’s synchrotron to watch battery charging cycles...

August 19, 2024  ·  00:02:31  runtime
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How did Synchrotrons become global X-ray powerhouses?

SLAC Recent History (1973-2023 Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource) - How did Synchrotrons become global X-ray powerhouses?
May 23, 2023  ·  00:07:32  runtime
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Seminars and conferences

SLAC Workshop on the Future of Nano/Microelectronics

Invited speakers from national labs, academia, and industry, will describe their thoughts on the future of nano/microelectronics.

Date Thursday, May 25, 2023  –  Friday, May 26, 2023
SLAC Workshop on the Future of Nano/Microelectronics May 25-26, 2023
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CXI | X-ray Laser Gets First Real-time Snapshots of a Chemical Flipping a Biological Switch

In a landmark experiment at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, scientists used an X-ray laser to capture the first snapshots of a chemical interaction between...
October 30, 2022  ·  00:02:12  runtime
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