Scientists at SLAC observe chemical reactions in unprecedented detail and find ways to make them more efficient, with the goal of using chemistry to help solve the nation’s energy challenges.

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In photosystem II, the water-splitting center cycles through four stable states

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When light drives electron transfer in a molecular complex, the surrounding solvent molecules also rapidly move.


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Scientists use a series of magnets to transform an electron bunch into a narrow current spike which then produces a very intense attosecond X-ray...
