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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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The method dramatically reduces the amount of virus material required and allows scientists to get results several times faster.

Surface structure of the bovine enterovirus 2
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Propagating “charge density wave” fluctuations are seen in superconducting copper oxides for the first time.

Illustration of electronic behavior in copper oxide materials
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When scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory focused the full intensity of the world’s most powerful X-ray l

molecular black hole
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Scientists have developed a new molybdenum-coated catalyst that more efficiently generates hydrogen gas, which could lead to a sustainable clean fuel source in the...

Graph of the photocatalytic water splitting performance
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A new study reveals that organic matter whose breakdown would yield only minimal energy for hungry microorganisms preferentially builds up in floodplains, illuminating a...

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Berkeley Lab is overseeing development of specialized undulators that will produce X-ray light at LCLS-II by wiggling electrons.

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Paul Fuoss, the new head of experimental design at LCLS, aims to make experiments at light sources here and around the world more productive...

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Researchers at SLAC are already looking at the largely unexplored realm of attosecond science.

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Aaron Lindenberg, associate professor at Stanford and SLAC, talks about how he combines X-ray and electron techniques to understand and engineer novel materials.

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Read about how SLAC professor Siegfried Glenzer creates extreme conditions like those in the cores of planets and studies nuclear fusion.

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Take a digital tour of the undulators and near experimental hall at the Linac Coherent Light Source.

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PULSE scientist Amy Cordones-Hahn describes her work on chemical reactions that turn sunlight into useable energy.