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Remastered films show SLAC origins
“The Worlds Within” and “Fabrication of the Accelerator Structure” tell the story of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center’s inception and construction
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Synchronized spins
X-ray experiments link a puzzling magnetic phenomenon to an effect that Einstein helped discover
magnetism
An ultrafast 'light switch' for exotic materials
Tweaking material properties with light could be used in quantum computers, novel electronics
Topological Switch Lead Art
A single atom can be a better catalyst
Study shows one iridium atom can do the job 25 times more efficiently than an iridium nanoparticle

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Symmetry: Dark Energy Survey completes six-year mission
Scientists, including researchers at SLAC, have only just begun to study the remarkably detailed map they created of a portion of the sky.
DES End of Observations
Tangled magnetic fields power cosmic particle accelerators
SLAC scientists find a new way to explain how a black hole’s plasma jets boost particles to the...
Cosmic particle accelerators
To curb maternal deaths in developing countries, researchers use X-rays to map a lifesaving drug in action
New research will help in the quest to design low-cost drugs that can tackle postpartum bleeding...
Misoprostol and EP3 receptor
The future of fighting cancer: zapping tumors in less than a second
SLAC and Stanford researchers secure support for two projects that share one goal: to reduce the...
Radiation Therapy
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SLAC IN THE NEWS

Magnets: How do they stop working?
Ars Technica
Topological quantum materials switch up a gear
Physics World
Black hole jets can act as particle accelerators in distant galaxies
Astronomy
Single-beam laser becomes multi-beam laser by kicking electrons
Ars Technica
New accelerator tech will help to kill off tumors with quick radiation pulses
IFLScience
We visited the world's largest digital camera and damn
Gizmodo

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Art Meets Science at SLAC Lecture Series: January 24, 2019

Artful Design: Technology in Search of the Sublime!