Innovations at SLAC, including the world’s shortest X-ray flashes, ultra-high-speed pulse trains, and smart computer controls, promise to take ultrafast X-ray science to a whole new level

In experiments with the lab’s ultrafast ‘electron camera,’ laser light hitting a material is almost completely converted into nuclear vibrations, which are key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics and other applications

A new device could open new avenues for the generation of high-frequency radiation with applications in science, radar, communications, security, and medical imaging