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Newswise: Renewed support for high power laser facilities will benefit discovery science and inertial fusion energy research at SLAC
Released: 26-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Renewed support for high power laser facilities will benefit discovery science and inertial fusion energy research at SLAC
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

LaserNetUS funding will allow scientists to take advantage of the Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument and ultrabright X-rays at the Linac Coherent Light Source to explore fundamental plasma science and inertial fusion energy research and technology.

Newswise: SLAC scientists shed light on potential breakthrough biomedical molecule
Released: 24-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
SLAC scientists shed light on potential breakthrough biomedical molecule
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Developing a new, light-activated method to produce the molecule opens doors for future biomedical applications.

Newswise: Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets
Released: 23-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

New research focused on the quantum structure of elements under extreme conditions has implications for understanding Earth's evolution, interpreting unusual seismic signals, and even the study of exoplanets for insights into habitability.

Released: 6-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers catch protons in the act of dissociation with SLAC’s ultrafast 'electron camera'
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Proving the technique works puts scientists one step closer to unraveling the mysteries of hydrogen transfers.

Newswise: Groundbreaking Study Shows Defects Spreading Through Diamond Faster Than the Speed of Sound
Released: 5-Oct-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Groundbreaking Study Shows Defects Spreading Through Diamond Faster Than the Speed of Sound
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers have discovered that linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do. This gives scientists a new appreciation of the damage they might do to a broad range of materials in extreme conditions

Newswise: Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao
Released: 2-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

A materials scientist who specializes in superconductors, Sarrao brings a deep background in national lab leadership and the evolution of SLAC science.

Newswise: Testing, testing, testing: How SLAC researchers make sure the LSST Camera is the best it can be
Released: 29-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Testing, testing, testing: How SLAC researchers make sure the LSST Camera is the best it can be
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Three SLAC scientists explain what they do to ensure the world's largest digital camera for astronomy is ready for the big time.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Dinosaur feathers contain traces of ancient proteins, study finds
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

Newswise: SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science
14-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The newly upgraded Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory successfully produced its first X-rays, and researchers around the world are already lined up to kick off an ambitious science program. 

Released: 15-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Jim Sebek wins 2023 Lytle Award for decades of synchrotron problem solving and dedication
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Jim Sebek, an electrical engineer and physicist at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will receive this year’s Farrel W. Lytle Award for countless contributions towards building, maintaining and operating the synchrotron for nearly four decades.

Newswise: ‘Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works
Released: 13-Sep-2023 11:50 AM EDT
‘Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Looking at X-ray movies with computer vision gives researchers an incredible new view of how nanoparticles in a lithium-ion battery electrode work during charging and discharging.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
DOE awards a SLAC-led research team $12 million to help improve response time to dangerous pathogens
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers with the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and other institutions have been awarded $12 million in funding to help accelerate society’s response to emerging pathogens by improving X-ray science technology and processes.

Newswise: Angel Garcia-Esparza wins 2023 Spicer Young Investigator Award for studying catalysts in action
Released: 17-Aug-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Angel Garcia-Esparza wins 2023 Spicer Young Investigator Award for studying catalysts in action
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Angel Garcia-Esparza wins 2023 Spicer Young Investigator Award for studying catalysts in action. The award is part of SLAC SSRL's annual users' meeting in September.

Newswise: SLAC researchers take important step toward developing cavity-based X-ray laser technology
Released: 15-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
SLAC researchers take important step toward developing cavity-based X-ray laser technology
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers used diamond mirrors to guide X-ray laser pulses around a rectangular racetrack inside a vacuum chamber. It’s an important step toward developing cavity-based X-ray free-electron lasers, or CBXFELs, to make X-ray laser pulses brighter and cleaner – more like regular lasers are today.

Newswise: Electrons now moving through the superconducting accelerator that will power SLAC’s X-ray laser
Released: 7-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Electrons now moving through the superconducting accelerator that will power SLAC’s X-ray laser
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

After more than a decade of work, electrons are now flying through a new superconducting accelerator at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, preparing to power the world’s most powerful X-ray free electron laser. This project – named the Linac Coherent Light Source II (LCLS-II) – is now steps away from releasing X-ray flashes that will open a new era in scientific research at that atomic level.

Newswise: Researchers show how to increase X-ray laser brightness and power using a crystal cavity and diamond mirrors
Released: 2-Aug-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Researchers show how to increase X-ray laser brightness and power using a crystal cavity and diamond mirrors
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

At particle accelerator facilities around the world, scientists rely on powerful X-rays to reveal the structure and behavior of atoms and molecules. Now, researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have calculated how to make X-ray pulses at X-ray free-electron lasers (XFEL) even brighter and more reliable by building a special cavity chamber and diamond mirrors around an XFEL.

Newswise: New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines
Released: 20-Jul-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Today's catalysts for removing unburnt methane from natural-gas engine emissions are either inefficient at low, start-up temperatures or break down at higher operating temperatures. A new single-atom catalyst solves both these problems and removes 90% of the methane.

Newswise: A foundation that fits just right gives superconducting nickelates a boost
Released: 12-Jul-2023 11:00 AM EDT
A foundation that fits just right gives superconducting nickelates a boost
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers at SLAC and Stanford found a way to make thin films of an exciting new nickel oxide superconductor that are free of extended defects. This improved the material’s ability to conduct electricity with no loss and revealed that it’s more like superconducting cuprates than previously thought.

Released: 6-Jul-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Humidity – not just light – causes color degradation in historical paintings, researchers discover
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

When you look at a painting in a museum, the colors that you see are likely less bright than they were originally, something that had previously been attributed mainly to light exposure. Now, researchers have discovered a new cause of color degradation: humidity.

Newswise: Q&A: On the road toward cleaner batteries
Released: 22-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Q&A: On the road toward cleaner batteries
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Batteries come in many shapes and sizes, but their materials can be hard to source. SLAC researchers are trying to build them with more abundant and ethically mined elements.



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