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SLAC researchers take important step toward developing cavity-based X-ray laser technology

They used synthetic diamond crystals as mirrors to make X-ray pulses run laps inside a vacuum chamber, demonstrating a key process needed for future...

August 15, 2023  ·  6 min read
Two scientists in a control room full of computer monitors that allow them to adjust diamond mirrors in their CBXFEL experiment
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Unlocking the mysteries of freezing in supercooled water droplets

X-ray laser studies help researchers identify early steps in the freezing process to better understand how clouds make ice and their effect on climate.

August 16, 2023  ·  4 min read
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Testing, testing, testing: How researchers make sure the LSST Camera is the best it can be

Three SLAC scientists explain what they do to ensure the world's largest digital camera for astronomy is ready for the big time.

September 29, 2023  ·  5 min read
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Q&A: The molecular recipe for building climate change-resistant plants

In our rapidly changing world, plants must adapt to new environments or die. Ritimukta Sarangi discusses how researchers and users at SSRL are tackling...

August 31, 2023  ·  6 min read
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Specialist for strategic and technical engagement for scientific computing systems

Areas of research: S3DF (SLAC Shared Science Data Facility); evaluating technologies for massive scale analytics; forming partnerships with technology providers; developing and recruiting computing...

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Ashley James wins 2023 Klein Award for studying mercury poisoning

James’ research on chronic and acute mercury exposure challenges conventional views

September 8, 2023  ·  5 min read
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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
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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.
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‘Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works

Analyzing X-ray movies with computer vision reveals how nanoparticles in a lithium-ion battery electrode work.

September 13, 2023  ·  5 min read
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Imagining the future of gravitational-wave research

To understand why scientists are excited about detecting a new background, just look to the history of studies of the CMB.

September 12, 2023
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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
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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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