🤩 SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory runs a linear particle accelerator. Today, scientists and engineers at SLAC use the accelerator to generate a very powerful X-ray laser. Such a refined X-ray light beam is used to penetrate deep into matter at the molecular and atomic level, and allows scientists to produce "movies" of the behavior of these atoms and molecules. Generally it's very difficult to look at atoms and see how they behave and that's why SLAC built this X-ray laser. Technically it'

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♻️ SLAC scientist Christopher Tassone discusses research focused on developing tools that aid in refining chemical and biological recycling processes and assessing the recyclability and environmental impact of new polymers. This research aims to improve the creation of everyday products using environmentally friendly materials. #EarthDay #plastic #plasticpollution #bottleconsortium #recycling https://bit.ly/3UdcvJw https://stanford.io/4b3QTGz | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Time after timelapse... We'll never get enough of the timelapse showing our camera built and installed in the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory – a milestone that brought us one step closer to starting the Legacy Survey of Space and Time that will #CaptureTheCosmos over the next decade. | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

2025 was the year of quantum. From 100 years of quantum mechanics to winning Nobel prizes, if you haven’t gotten your quantum fix, there’s more to come. For now, check out our landing page: https://stanford.io/40YBzZi | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

2.4K views · 67 reactions |  We’re back with Aaron Roodman, a professor of particle physics and astrophysics and deputy director of the Rubin Observatory! He shares his excitement about some of the cosmic entities #LSST aims to study. #astrophysics #astrophotography | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Facebook