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The 3,200-megapixel LSST Camera is being tested inside the clean room at SLAC. The camera is the central component of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. (Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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SLAC’s research yard in the foreground, with the LINAC stretching 2 miles to the west, and SLAC’s campus on the right. (Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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Now that NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST Camera has been installed, what’s next?

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SLAC, Stanford researchers estimate that reducing harmful chemical emissions could cut cancer risks from smoke exposure by over 50%.

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The $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics went to the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb collaborations representing 13,508 researchers.

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SLAC, Stanford researchers estimate that reducing harmful chemical emissions could cut cancer risks from smoke exposure by over 50%.

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Explain it in 60 seconds: big data

How do you solve a problem like big data?

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The $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics went to the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb collaborations representing 13,508 researchers.

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The Hubbard Model was unable to predict electron dynamics in a simplified, one-dimensional cuprate system, hinting that an additional attractive force may be at...

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The long and continuing quest to understand dark energy has entered exciting new territory.

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Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. That could help the search for vaccines and treatments. 

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