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X-ray studies at SLAC facilities help scientists understand the fundamental workings of nature by probing matter in atomic detail.

atoms forming a tentative bond
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More than 300 gathered for a day-long symposium to celebrate the history and future of the pioneering X-ray laser.

group photo from LCLS 10-year anniversary symposium
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In SLAC’s accelerator control room, shift lead Ben Ripman and a team of operators fine-tune X-ray beams for science experiments around the clock.

Ben Ripman in SLAC's accelerator control room.
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In the decade since LCLS produced its first light, it has pushed boundaries in countless areas of discovery.

Undulator Hall
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He helped lay the groundwork for SLAC’s LCLS X-ray laser and for the institute, which was founded to explore the science LCLS would enable.

David Reis headshot
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SLAC researchers say their new method could make it easier to study interactions of ultrabright X-rays with matter

Ghost imaging illustration
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Researchers will use SLAC’s X-ray light source to probe 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils at the atomic level.

Jurassic Mile
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Combination of research methods reveals causes of capacity fading, giving scientists better insight to design advanced batteries for electric vehicles

Cathode degradation
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Researchers used a unique approach to learn more about what happens to silicon under intense pressure.

silicon waves
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SLAC Director Chi-Chang Kao spoke to the Stanford University Faculty Senate at its Feb. 21 meeting.

Chi-Chang Kao at Stanford Faculty Senate meeting
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A better understanding of these systems will aid in developing next-generation energy technologies.

synchronized molecules
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New research offers the first complete picture of why a promising approach of stuffing more lithium into battery cathodes leads to their failure. A...

high capacity batteries
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Using an X-ray laser, researchers watched atoms rotate on the surface of a material that was demagnetized in millionths of a billionth of a...

Iron sample blasted with laser pulses to demagnetize it, then X-rayed.