The LCLS at SLAC is a new kind of X-ray laser that promises to revolutionize how scientists study complex matter.

First aired at the LCLS groundbreaking ceremony, this video combines still images and archival footage to illustrate SLAC's scientific highlights, culminating in the development of the LCLS.

On January 14, 2008, crews tunneled through from the X-ray Transport Hall to the Far Experimental Hall in dramatic fashion.

In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge used a series of 12 stereoscopic cameras to capture a single horse stride, taking pictures at one thousandth of a second. LCLS' femtosecond camera uses a similar technique.