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SSRL is a pioneering synchrotron radiation facility known for outstanding science, technological innovation and user support. It provides extremely bright X-rays that scientists use for a wide range of research that probes matter on the scales of atoms and molecules.

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System Studied at SLAC's Synchrotron Mimics Steps in Photosynthesis

Image - This illustration of a model molecular complex mimics the final step in the cycle of photosynthesis: oxygen release.
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Chris Pollock Adapted Technique to Study Biomolecules in More Detail

Image - Chris Pollock monitors an experiment at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource. (Courtesy of Chris Pollock)
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SIMES Researcher Developed Innovative Printing Process

Image - Ying Diao
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X-ray Studies will Explore Hybrid Materials for Solar Energy, Efficient Lighting and Other Uses

Image - A researcher at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource holds up a thin strip of material printed with an ink (magenta) relevant to solar-energy conversion.
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DOE-funded Program Benefits Companies, the Lab and Society

A copper acceleration cavity with an extremely thin coating of tungsten.
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SLAC-invented Etching Process Builds Custom Nanostructures for X-ray Optics

Image - This colorized scanning electron microscope image shows a top-down view of a spiral zone plate, an X-ray optical device, created using a chemical etching technique developed at SLAC. (Chieh Chang, Anne Sakdinawat)
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Highly Efficient Nanoparticles Could Bring Down the Cost of Fuel Cells

Photo of a hydrogen fuel cell car
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X-ray laser pulses probe water droplets like these to discover water’s hidden (and sometimes bizarre) properties. 

X-ray laser pulses probe water droplets like these to discover water’s hidden (and sometimes bizarre) properties.
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have made the first structural observations of liquid water at temperatures down to minus...

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SLAC scientists have found a new way to produce bright pulses of light from accelerated electrons that could shrink "light source" technology used around...

A PhD student inspects the microwave undulator.
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By finding surprising similarities in the way immune system defenders bind to disease-causing invaders, a new study may help scientists develop new treatments.

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Researchers have discovered that an Ebola virus protein can transform into three distinct structures with different functions. This rather uncommon property provides new clues...

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