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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes
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Her work will advance a next-generation experiment in the hope of detecting this mysterious ingredient of the universe.

Portrait of Ann Wang
SLAC Science Explained

Quantum materials behave in unexpected ways compared to the classical materials we are used to. 

illustration of a layered wedding cake and ingredients
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With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote...

First Photons in the Rubin control room at SLAC
SLAC Science Explained

Quantum sensing uses quantum phenomena to detect extremely subtle signals or changes that are beyond the reach of many traditional sensors.

Graphic with an astronaut on the moon with signal moving
News Brief

X-rays unveil new molecular structure details that will help researchers design novel drug therapies to address antibiotic resistant bacteria.

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Researchers used LCLS to capture the ultrafast motion of electrons inside molecules – at scales never before possible. 

Complex scientific machinery with metal components
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They used SLAC’s ultrafast X-ray laser to follow the impact of a single electron moving within a molecule during an entire chemical reaction.

An illustration of X-rays scattering off the valence electrons surrounding ammonia molecules and getting captured on a detector.
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SLAC Deputy Director for Science and Technology Alberto Salleo's lab at Stanford is creating artificial synapses to replicate the brain’s efficiency and learning capacity...

Alberto Salleo and graduate student Scott Keene in the lab
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The technique could improve how scientists study materials and drive advancements in high-performance technologies, such as next-generation computer chips.

poincare beams
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With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

Large metallic machine in a lab, featuring valves, circular bolts, and digital displays with surrounding wires and tubing.
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These observations are a crucial step toward truly understanding chemical processes.

Artist's impression: Diiodomethane irradiated with infrared light can undergo several different reactions. An intense X-ray pulse and a reaction microscope are used to characterize three major reaction pathways, illustrated in the figure.
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The team unexpectedly formed gold hydride in an experiment that could pave the way for studying materials under extreme conditions like those found inside...

Intense pulses from an X-ray free-electron laser heat compressed samples of hydrocarbons to extreme conditions, resulting in the reaction of gold and hydrogen to form gold hydride.