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The Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC, the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser, takes X-ray snapshots of atoms and molecules at work, revealing fundamental processes in materials, technology and living things.

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Rooftop view of Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)

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TIMES applies the power of theory to the search for novel materials with remarkable properties that could revolutionize technology.

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The study at SLAC’s X-ray laser was a step toward understanding how DNA defends itself from breakage and potential mutations.

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X-ray studies have produced surprising insights into the workings of a hormone receptor associated with blood pressure regulation that could be a target for...

Powerful X-rays reveal molecular structures at the site where drug compounds interact with cell receptors.
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A new paper describes a way to fabricate glasses that can correct X-ray focusing problems at synchrotrons and X-ray lasers.

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A research collaboration designed a new assembly-line system that rapidly replaces exposed samples and allows the team to study reactions in real-time.

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X-rays show details of an insect virus’s crystalline cocoon with sub-nanometer resolution.

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After 50 Years of Operation, One-third of the Lab’s Historic Linear Accelerator Is Extracted to Build Powerful New X-Ray Laser

photo - the empty accelerator tunnel
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New X-ray methods have captured the highest resolution room-temperature images of photosystem II.

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Scientists used SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser to make the first snapshots of a chemical interaction between two biomolecules. It changes the shape of millions...

Illustration depicting a chemical interaction as synchronized swimmers.
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The team determined the 3-D structure of a biomolecule by tagging it with selenium atoms and taking hundreds of thousands of images.

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Two recently funded computing projects work toward developing cutting-edge scientific applications for future exascale supercomputers that can perform at least a billion billion computing...

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For the first time, scientists at SLAC’s X-ray laser have created bright, three-colored X-ray pulses.