New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes "twinning" under extreme stress and pressure.

A better understanding of how this happens could help researchers hone future electronic measurements and offer insights into how X-rays interact with matter on...

Known as “pair-density waves,” it may be key to understanding how superconductivity can exist at relatively high temperatures.

Stanford EM-X brings hundreds of researchers around the world together to discuss the latest methods and discoveries from electron microscopes.

During a recent shutdown, engineers installed new beamline technology and a 3-D virtual tour captured rare views of the synchrotron’s interior.

SLAC and Stanford astrophysicists made crucial contributions to the galaxy survey, showing that the universe clumps and expands as predicted by our best cosmological...

Two recently funded computing projects work toward developing cutting-edge scientific applications for future exascale supercomputers that can perform at least a billion billion computing...

The surprising results offer a way to boost the activity and stability of catalysts for making hydrogen fuel from water.

A new system at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's X-ray laser narrows a rainbow spectrum of X-ray colors to a more intense band of light...

By observing changes in materials as they’re being synthesized, scientists hope to learn how they form and come up with recipes for making the...

This new understanding could aid the development of more efficient clean energy sources.

SLAC accelerator physicists have been instrumental in creating a vital part of a future Higgs boson-producing linear accelerator, from developing the initial design nearly...