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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
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Dinosaur feathers contain traces of ancient proteins, study finds

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

September 22, 2023  ·  3 min read
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SLAC brings rapid-fire laser and target expertise to national fusion energy research hubs

SLAC will partner in two collaborations that aim to speed up progress in fusion energy science and technology.

December 7, 2023  ·  2 min read
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Revolutionary X-ray microscope unveils sound waves deep within crystals

Scientists developed a groundbreaking technology that allows them to see sound waves and microscopic defects inside crystals, promising insights that connect ultrafast atomic motion...

September 28, 2023  ·  3 min read
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Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao

A materials scientist who specializes in superconductors, Sarrao brings a deep background in national lab leadership and the evolution of SLAC science. 

October 2, 2023  ·  8 min read
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SAGE Journey program ignites interest in STEM

Three SAGE alumni talk about their experiences with a program meant to broaden gender diversity in STEM.

July 25, 2023
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Tearing apart a million-dollar microscope – for science

Peter Dahlberg has combined two complex imaging techniques into one. The 2021 Panofsky Fellow adds cryo-ET and biosensors to fluorescence microscopy to give context...

October 4, 2023  ·  6 min read
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