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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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She is recognized for two decades of innovation and excellence at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.

Aina Cohen
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A new study shows how soccer ball-shaped molecules burst more slowly than expected when blasted with an X-ray laser beam.

Buckyballs
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Early career award recognizes Mitrano’s work in ultrafast X-ray scattering.

Matteo Mitrano
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Using SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron SSRL, Wang improves fundamental knowledge about how cells communicate, which could enable the development of more effective drugs.

Xinru Wang
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The studies could lead to a new understanding of how high-temperature superconductors operate.

fluctuating charge stripes
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The next revolutionary X-ray laser in a class of its own, LCLS-II, is under construction at SLAC, with support from four other DOE national...

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A new way to arrange the hard-working atoms in this part of an exhaust system could lower the cost of curbing pollution from automotive...

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The SLAC scientists will each receive $2.5 million for their research on fusion energy and advanced radiofrequency technology.

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This early-career scientist has undertaken challenging projects with significant implications for lithium-ion batteries.

Hans-Georg Steinrück
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The technique can be used to study molecular phenomena and the forming and breaking of chemical bonds.

vibrating molecules
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Combined with the lab’s LCLS X-ray laser, it’ll provide unprecedented atomic views of some of nature’s speediest processes.

Alex Reid, ultrafast electron diffraction (UED)
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A new twist on cryo-EM imaging reveals what’s going on inside MOFs, highly porous nanoparticles with big potential for storing fuel, separating gases and...

Images of cryo-EM equipment, CO2 molecule in cage