Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The 2023/2024 ALS winter shutdown continues work toward the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) project. ALS-U is an ongoing upgrade of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Berkeley Lab that will endow the ALS with revolutionary x-ray capabilities. The ALS has been a global leader in soft x-ray science for three decades. Recent accelerator physics breakthroughs now enable the production of highly focused beams of soft x-ray light that are at least 100 times brighter than those of the existing ALS. Applying this technology at the ALS will help us to better understand and develop the new materials and chemical systems needed to advance our energy, economic, and national security needs in the 21st century, securing the United States’ world scientific leadership for decades to come.

(Video credt: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab)

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