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X-ray light sources and electron imaging are advanced techniques used to study the structure and properties of materials. X-ray light sources use high-energy photons to produce X-rays, while electron imaging uses high-energy electrons to produce detailed images of samples. 

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Aerial view of SLAC
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It combines human knowledge and expertise with the speed and efficiency of “smart” computer algorithms.

Accelerator Control Room
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New research shows that when a bunch of electrons zooms through the middle of a ring-shaped laser beam, the bunch can wind up with...

donut laser
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Researchers investigate how much damage spreads through molecules struck by a pulse from LCLS.

Two color mode
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This new technology could enable future insights into chemical and biological processes that occur in solution, such as vision, catalysis and photosynthesis.

UED liquid
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An LCLS imaging technique reveals how a mosquito-borne bacterium deploys a toxin to kill mosquito larvae. Scientists hope to harness it to fight disease.

A photograph of mosquito larvae.
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A better understanding of this phenomenon, which is crucial to many processes that occur in biological systems and materials, could enable researchers to develop...

photoexcitation
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These inexpensive photosensitizers could make solar power and chemical manufacturing more efficient. Experiments at SLAC offer insight into how they work.

Illustration of carbene reaction pathways
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In regions that lack the resources to treat the contaminated water, it can lead to disease, cancer, and even death.

Electrode tank
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Siqi Li develops connections with people and concepts while working on new technologies for accelerators.

Siqi Li headshot
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Discovered at SLAC and Stanford, this new class of unconventional superconductors is starting to give up its secrets – including a surprising 3D metallic...

Graphic showing electronic structure of nickelate superconductor
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What they learned could lead to a better understanding of how ionizing radiation can damage material systems, including cells.

Radiolysis
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A new understanding of the nucleation process could shed light on how the shells help microbes interact with their environments, and help people design...

Illustration of tiles forming a microbial shell