The high-energy upgrade will keep the U.S. at the forefront of X-ray science and technology, allowing researchers to advance fields such as sustainability, human health and quantum information.

The award recognizes Driver’s contribution toward attosecond X-ray capabilities.

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 generations of performance-enhanced X-ray lasers.     

Once built, the system could produce fast X-ray pulses ten times more powerful than ever before.

Researchers discover that a spot of molecular glue and a timely twist help a bacterial enzyme convert carbon dioxide into carbon compounds 20 times faster than plant enzymes do during photosynthesis. The results stand to accelerate progress toward converting carbon...

The ePix series of detectors is designed to keep pace with ever more demanding experiments at SLAC and elsewhere.

She toured the lab’s powerful X-ray laser, looked at the construction of the world’s largest digital camera, and discussed climate research, industries of the future, and diversity, equity and inclusion in the sciences.

The early-career award honors a promising leader in X-ray free-electron laser research.

In the decade since LCLS produced its first light, it has pushed boundaries in countless areas of discovery.