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Researchers watch molecules in a light-triggered catalyst ring ‘like an ensemble of bells’

A better understanding of these systems will aid in developing next-generation energy technologies.

February 21, 2019  ·  4 min read
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VIA Stanford News

SLAC-Stanford partnership lauded

SLAC Director Chi-Chang Kao spoke to the Stanford University Faculty Senate at its Feb. 21 meeting.

February 22, 2019
Chi-Chang Kao at Stanford Faculty Senate meeting
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Imaging sensors installed in LSST ComCam

The LSST camera integration and testing team inserted a raft of nine imaging sensors into the body of the ComCam. This miniature version of...

March 5, 2019
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Public Lecture

3D Printing for Perfect Metal Parts

Presented by Christopher Tassone. Throughout human history, improvements in the structure of metals have been essential to the sharpness of swords and the strength...

Date Tuesday, March 26, 2019
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building (B53)
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A new way to watch atoms move in a single atomic sheet

X-ray laser snapshots give scientists a new tool for probing trillionths-of-a-second atomic motions in 2-D materials

March 11, 2019  ·  3 min read
Experimental station at SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser where the study was done
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A new lens on materials under extreme conditions allows researchers to watch shock waves travel through silicon

Researchers used a unique approach to learn more about what happens to silicon under intense pressure.

March 13, 2019  ·  4 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

The potential of plasma wakefield acceleration

Scientists around the world are testing ways to further boost the power of particle accelerators while drastically shrinking their size.

March 14, 2019
Scientists around the world are testing ways to further boost the power of particle accelerators while drastically shrinking their size.
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Cause of Cathode Degradation Identified for Nickel-rich Materials

Combination of research methods reveals causes of capacity fading, giving scientists better insight to design advanced batteries for electric vehicles

March 15, 2019
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A mile-long graveyard of Jurassic fossils sparks a new international science collaboration

Researchers will use SLAC’s X-ray light source to probe 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils at the atomic level.

March 28, 2019  ·  4 min read
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Ghostly X-ray images could provide key info for analyzing X-ray laser experiments

SLAC researchers say their new method could make it easier to study interactions of ultrabright X-rays with matter

April 3, 2019  ·  4 min read
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David Reis named head of PULSE Institute for ultrafast science

He helped lay the groundwork for SLAC’s LCLS X-ray laser and for the institute, which was founded to explore the science LCLS would enable.

April 8, 2019  ·  4 min read
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All hands on deck

Some theorists have taken to designing their own experiments to broaden the search for dark matter.

April 9, 2019
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