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 SLAC develops materials to improve the performance of batteries, fuel cells and other energy technologies and set the stage for technologies of the future.

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In materials hit with light, individual atoms and vibrations take disorderly paths.

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SSRL scientists have figured out how platinum electrodes dissolve, potentially paving the way for renewable energy improvements.

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As a member of a collaborative team led by General Atomics, SLAC will help bridge basic research programs with the growing fusion industry. 

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The research lays the groundwork for deeper exploration of high-temperature superconducting materials, with real-world applications such as lossless power grids and advanced quantum technologies.

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A market and supply chain analysis for sodium- and lithium-ion batteries is the first by STEER, a new Stanford-SLAC energy technology analysis program.

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The microelectronics that power daily life and speed discoveries in science and technology are the focus of a bold new vision to make them...

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A SLAC study shows a process called atomic relaxation offers a new way to explore quantum states in these puzzling materials.

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AI is playing a key role in helping SLAC researchers find new galaxies and tiny neutrinos, and discover new drugs.

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Descamps was recognized for turning the world’s most powerful X-ray laser into a sophisticated tool for probing extremely hot, dense matter.

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Tanner works on self-assembling nanocrystals, which could be the basis for less expensive, easier to build displays and solar cells.

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Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is 30 times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to...

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An X-ray imaging technique revealed that copper nanofoams used in inertial fusion experiments aren't as uniform as expected.

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Scientists demonstrated a materials characterization technique can be successful at a new type of facility, and they used it at LCLS to discover a...

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