An X-Ray View of Carbon
New measurement method promises spectacular insights into the interior of planets
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Let There Be Light: Designing Popmintchev LABS at UCSD
The challenges of designing a cleanroom facility that meets strict environmental isolation requirements
SLAC's X-ray Laser Glimpses How Electrons Dance With Atomic Nuclei in Materials
“It has been a long-standing goal to understand, initiate and control these unusual behaviors,” says LCLS Director Mike Dunne
'Schroedinger's Cat' Molecules Give Rise to Exquisitely Detailed Movies
SLAC, Stanford scientists exploit a famous bit of quantum weirdness to film a molecule’s inner life
The Controlling Light
Visible lasers offer exquisite control of x-ray light in a tabletop apparatus, potentially providing access to new insights to chemical reactions, proteins, and even atoms’ inner workings
New X-Ray Microscopy Technique Images Nanoscale Workings of Rechargeable Batteries
Method developed at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source could help researchers improve battery performance
With Spiraling Light, SLAC X-ray Laser Offers New Glimpses of Molecules
New Delta undulator helps scientists reveal fast changes in matter with subatomic detail
First Movies of Droplets Getting Blown Up by X-ray Laser
Details revealed in SLAC footage will give researchers more control in X-ray laser experiments
Scientists Watch Bacterial Sensor Respond to Light in Real Time
LCLS X-ray laser takes snapshots of important reaction 1,000 times faster than ever before
Innovation Boosts Study of Fragile Biological Samples
New system sprang from a desire to better preserve ribosome crystals