Seeing Atoms and Molecules in Action with an Electron ‘Eye’
Berkeley Lab’s HiRES to provide new views of material changes, chemical reactions
A unique rapid-fire electron source—originally built as a prototype for driving next-generation X-ray lasers—will help scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) study ultrafast chemical processes and changes in materials at the atomic scale. This could provide new insight in how to make materials with custom, controllable properties and improve the efficiency and output of chemical reactions. (more…)