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Symmetry: Dark matter vibes
New technology could help future SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment expand the search for light dark matter particles
SuperCDMS Prototype Crystal
Improving battery design
X-ray experiments revealed hidden properties in a common lithium-ion battery material
drawing of a battery showing particles inside and lines to different electrical things
Toward better solar cells
X-rays illuminate perovskite chemistry in new study
photo: solar cells

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Symmetry: First particle tracks seen at ProtoDUNE
SLAC researchers play an important role in the data acquisition of the largest liquid-argon neutrino detector in the world, a prototype for the future Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
ProtoDUNE Tracks
Tais Gorkhover wins LCLS Young Investigator Award for pioneering novel X-ray imaging methods
The early-career award honors a promising leader in X-ray free-electron laser research.
SLAC's Tais Gorkhover
Graham George receives Lytle Award for contributions to X-ray absorption spectroscopy
In more than 185 experimental runs at SLAC’s synchrotron, he has pushed the envelope of both...
Photo: Graham George
Chuntian Cao wins 2018 Klein Award for lithium-ion battery research
Using SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron SSRL, Cao improves fundamental knowledge about how a new lithium-...
Chuntian Cao
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