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X-ray spectroscopy is an analytical technique that uses X-rays to study the composition of materials. It measures the energies and intensities of X-rays emitted or absorbed by a sample, providing information about the elements present and their chemical states. 

X-ray crystallography
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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 research collaboration designed a new assembly-line system that rapidly replaces exposed samples and allows the team to study reactions in real-time.

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The contaminant binds to organic matter in sediments, which increases persistence in groundwater.

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New X-ray methods have captured the highest resolution room-temperature images of photosystem II.

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The study could help develop ways to safely transport radioactive actinium through the body to target tumor cells.

SSRL at dusk
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A previously detected, anomalously large X-ray signal is absent in new Hitomi satellite data, setting tighter limits for a dark matter interpretation.

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Scientists are using plasma to create electronic sensors that will track the health of astronauts.

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The new MFX station expands the X-ray laser’s capability and flexibility for biological studies, which are increasingly in demand at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light...

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KIPAC researchers mourn the loss of the Hitomi spacecraft but are thrilled about the data it was still able to capture.

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A physicist at Argonne National Laboratory has been recognized for pioneering experiments at SLAC that helped establish a new way to study the structure...

Image - Paul Fuoss (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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Graham George and Ingrid Pickering, a husband and wife X-ray research team, are co-leading a new study in Bangladesh to test whether selenium supplements...

Image - Ingrid Pickering and Graham George, a husband-and-wife X-ray research team, stand next to the controls of SSRL Beam Line 7-3 during a research sabbatical at SLAC. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)