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...

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.

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

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

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

They aim to help society respond ten times faster with treatments for future disease outbreaks.

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...

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

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

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...

Proving the technique works puts scientists one step closer to unraveling the mysteries of hydrogen transfers.