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      Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons

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      Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together

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      Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all

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Scientists Create ‘Diamond Rain’ That Forms in the Interior of Icy Giant Planets

SLAC’s X-ray laser and Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument allow researchers to examine the exotic precipitation in real time as it materializes in the...

August 21, 2017  ·  6 min read
A cutaway depicts the interior of Neptune (right) and an illustration of diamond rain (left).
News Brief

SLAC’s Xijie Wang wins prestigious accelerator science award

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recognizes his contributions to developing electron beams that power unique ‘electron cameras’ and could advance X-ray lasers.

September 24, 2020  ·  2 min read
Xijie Wang
Feature

5 Ways SLAC’s X-ray Laser Can Change the Way We Live

Toward next-generation electronics, better medications and green energy solutions: "The First Five Years" point to a bright future of high-impact discovery at LCLS.

March 9, 2016  ·  5 min read
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SLAC's Siegfried Glenzer Selected to Receive E.O. Lawrence Award

SLAC's Siegfried Glenzer has been selected to receive an Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, presented by the U.S. Secretary of Energy to honor scientists across...

April 16, 2014  ·  3 min read
Photo - Siegfried Glenzer
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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright visits SLAC to explore groundbreaking science and technology innovations

He met with SLAC staff and toured the lab’s cutting-edge facilities, diving into world-leading research in X-ray and ultrafast science, artificial intelligence, astrophysics and...

May 28, 2025  ·  5 min read
Secretary Wright Visit LCLS
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Scientists Drive Tiny Shock Waves Through Diamond

Researchers have used an X-ray laser to record, in detail never possible before, the microscopic motion and effects of shock waves rippling across diamond.

July 6, 2015  ·  3 min read
Image - Researchers prepare for an experiment in the Matter in Extreme Conditions station’s chamber at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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SLAC science explained

SLAC develops and deploys some of the world’s most advanced scientific tools for exploring how the universe works at the biggest, smallest and fastest scales. Here we explain how they work and the exciting discoveries they make possible.

SAGE campers have fun experimenting with a Van de Graff generator
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SLAC X-Ray Beam Helps Uncover Blueprint for Lassa Virus Vaccine

A decade-long search ends at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, where researchers from The Scripps Research Institute emerge with a clear picture of how...

June 1, 2017  ·  7 min read
illustration of Lassa virus protein molecular structure
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Three SLAC researchers are recognized with prestigious DOE Early Career Awards

Edward Hohenstein, Emma McBride and Caterina Vernieri study what happens to molecules hit by light, recreate extreme states of matter like those inside stars...

May 27, 2021  ·  7 min read
Early Career Awardees 2021
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SIMES Materials Scientist Wins Young Scientist Award

SLAC and Stanford materials science professor William Chueh has won a $5,000 Young Scientist Award from the International Society of Solid-State Ionics (ISSI).

June 27, 2013  ·  1 min read
Photo - William Chueh (Matt Beardsley)
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SLAC Researchers Recreate the Extreme Universe in the Lab

Computer simulations and lab experiments help researchers understand the violent universe and could potentially lead to new technologies that benefit humankind.

April 15, 2016  ·  6 min read
Researchers use X-rays to study some of the most extreme and exotic forms of matter ever created, in detail never before possible.
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DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar Visits SLAC

Dabbar toured the lab to learn about major initiatives, including LCLS-II and industry partnerships.

January 18, 2018  ·  2 min read
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