Scientists Watch Bacterial Sensor Respond to Light in Real Time
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 14:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have made a giant leap forward in taking snapshots of these ultrafast reactions in a bacterial light sensor. Using the world's most powerful X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, they were able to see atomic motions as fast as 100 quadrillionths of a second - 1,000 times faster than ever before.