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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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About 400 people attended the annual conference and workshops for scientists who conduct experiments at SLAC’s light sources.

Birds-eye view of the poster session
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Lithium ion batteries may remain tops for sheer performance, but when cost-per-storage is factored in, a design based on sodium ions offers promise; research...

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The X-ray scientist is honored for 20 years of beamline and instrumentation design, operation and scientific support at SLAC’s synchrotron.

Matthew Latimer receives the Farrel W. Lytle Award.
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The early career award from SLAC’s X-ray laser recognizes Kjaer’s work in ultrafast X-ray science.

photo of Kasper Kjaer in Panofsky Auditorium
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The X-ray studies performed at SLAC will help the oil industry improve guidelines for corrosion from sulfur in crude oil.

Oil refinery
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More than 100 students worked on projects ranging from website development to imaging techniques for X-ray studies, learning new ways to apply their talents.

SSRL interns Sabine Hollatz, left, and Anastasiia Makhniaieva, right
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With SLAC’s X-ray laser, a research team captured ultrafast changes in fluorescent proteins between “dark” and “light” states. The insights allowed the scientists to...

Aequorea victoria, a bioluminescent jellyfish
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Kumar’s work, carried out in part at SSRL, explains how memristors work – a new class of electronic devices with applications in next-generation information...

photo of Suhas Kumar at SSRL
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A new “two-bucket” method of delivering pairs of X-ray pulses gives a 1,000-fold improvement in seeing magnetic fluctuations that could lead to improved data...

Graphic - skyrmion vortex
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The Scripps researcher is honored for groundbreaking research at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource that accelerated the development of a vaccine for deadly Lassa...

Photo - Kathryn Hastie, staff scientist at The Scripps Research Institute
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With SLAC’s X-ray laser, scientists captured a virus changing shape and rearranging its genome to invade a cell.

The AMO (Atomic, Molecular & Optical Science) instrument
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Tripling the energy and refining the shape of optical laser pulses at LCLS’s Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument allows researchers to recreate higher-pressure conditions...

Laser engineers with the upgraded Matter in Extreme Conditions optical laser