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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 foils, each made from a single chemical element, are used to calibrate X-ray equipment at SLAC’s SSRL synchrotron, and were donated by long-time...

Photo - thin metal foils
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SLAC and its collaborators are transforming the way new materials are discovered. In a new report, they combine artificial intelligence and accelerated experiments to...

SLAC postdoctoral scholar Fang Ren at an SSRL beamline
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The new technology could allow next-generation instruments to explore the atomic world in ever more detail.

Beam from SRF gun
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When it comes to making molecular movies, producing the world’s fastest X-ray pulses is only half the battle. A new technique reveals details about...

Illustration of the LCSL "attoclock"
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The professor at University of California, Davis, describes his innovative work at SLAC’s synchrotron to search for simple, selective catalysts.

Portrait of Bruce Gates
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With X-ray imaging at SLAC’s synchrotron, scientists uncovered a 6th century translation of a book by the Greek-Roman doctor Galen. The words had been...

hands holding an old book page in front of synchrotron X-ray imaging equipment
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Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, researchers have made detailed 3-D images of nanoscale biology, with future applications in the study of air pollution, combustion and...

Colorful image formed from multiple X-ray diffraction patterns.
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Streamlining their journey through the electrolyte could help lithium-ion batteries charge faster.

Illustration of molecular layers in battery electrolyte
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Experiments with 'molecular anvils' mark an important advance for mechanochemistry, which has the potential to make chemistry greener and more precise.

Illustration of soft molecules attached to molecular anvils between diamond tips
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The new technique will allow researchers to observe ultrafast chemical processes previously undetectable at the atomic scale.

Yuantao Ding and Marc Guetg in the SLAC Control Room
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The goal of these X-ray studies is to find ways to improve manufacturing of specialized metal parts for the aerospace, aircraft, automotive and healthcare...

A metal 3-D printed sample.
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Combining X-ray and electron data from two cutting-edge SLAC instruments, researchers make the first observation of the rapid atomic response of iron-platinum nanoparticles to...

ultrafast electron diffraction on iron-platinum