SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Author Profile

Construction Begins on One of the World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Experiments

May 8, 2018

The SuperCDMS SNOLAB project, a multi-institutional effort led by SLAC, is expanding the hunt for dark matter to particles wi...

With Laser Light, Scientists Create First X-Ray Holographic Images of Viruses

March 9, 2018

Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, researchers have made the detailed 3-D images of nanoscale biology, with future applications ...

In a First, Tiny Diamond Anvils Trigger Chemical Reactions by Squeezing

February 23, 2018

Experiments with 'molecular anvils' mark an important advance for mechanochemistry, which has the potential to make chemistry...

Scientists Discover Path to Improving Game-Changing Battery Electrode

December 13, 2017

Electric car makers are intensely interested in lithium-rich battery cathodes that could significantly increase driving range...

Scientists Get First Close-ups of Finger-Like Growths that Trigger Battery Fires

October 30, 2017

Remarkable cryo-EM images of dendrites show details down to the individual atom, and will yield new insights into why high-en...

Atomic Movies May Help Explain Why Perovskite Solar Cells Are More Efficient

July 28, 2017

SLAC’s ultrafast 'electron camera' reveals unusual atomic motions that could be crucial for the efficiency of next-gene...

Scientists Get First Direct Look at How Electrons ‘Dance’ with Vibrating Atoms

July 11, 2017

A precise new way to study materials shows this ‘electron-phonon coupling’ can be far stronger than predicted, an...

The World’s Most Powerful X-ray Laser Beam Creates ‘Molecular Black Hole’

June 2, 2017

When the X-rays blast electrons out of one atom, stripping it from the inside out, it steals more from its neighbors—a ...

Study Helps Explain Why Uranium Persists in Groundwater at Former Mining Sites

February 6, 2017

New details about uranium chemistry show how it binds to organic matter

Researchers Use World's Smallest Diamonds to Make Wires Three Atoms Wide

December 29, 2016

LEGO-style building method has potential for making one-dimensional materials with extraordinary properties

X-rays Reveal New Path in Battle Against Mosquito Borne Illness

September 29, 2016

The new information provides clues to how scientists could design a composite toxin that would work against a broader range o...

SLAC's X-ray Laser Glimpses How Electrons Dance With Atomic Nuclei in Materials

September 23, 2016

“It has been a long-standing goal to understand, initiate and control these unusual behaviors,” says LCLS Directo...

'Schroedinger's Cat' Molecules Give Rise to Exquisitely Detailed Movies

September 21, 2016

SLAC, Stanford scientists exploit a famous bit of quantum weirdness to film a molecule’s inner life

A Virtual Flight Through a Catalyst Particle Finds Evidence of Poisoning

September 14, 2016

At SLAC Synchrotron, two X-ray techniques give a 3-D view of why catalysts used in gasoline production go bad

Team Finds a Tough New Catalyst for Use in Renewable Fuels Production

September 6, 2016

Discovery could make water-splitting reaction cheaper, more efficient