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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 side effects of radiation therapy by vastly shrinking the length of a typical session.

Scientists present ideas for next-gen accelerator experiments

An advisory committee is evaluating proposals for first experiments at SLAC’s future FACET-II accelerator facility.

Work Begins on New SLAC Facility for Revolutionary Accelerator Science

The goal: develop plasma technologies that could shrink future accelerators up to 1,000 times, potentially paving the way for next-generation particle colliders and powerful light sources.

SLAC Produces First Electron Beam with Superconducting Electron Gun

The new technology could allow next-generation instruments to explore the atomic world in ever more detail.

Symmetry: Machine Evolution

Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.

Major Technology Developments Boost LCLS X-Ray Laser’s Discovery Power

Innovations at SLAC, including the world’s shortest X-ray flashes, ultra-high-speed pulse trains and smart computer controls, promise to take ultrafast X-ray science to a whole new level.

SLAC-led Study Shows Potential for Efficiently Controlling 2-D Materials With Light

In experiments with the lab’s ultrafast "electron camera," laser light hitting a material is almost completely converted into nuclear vibrations, which are key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics and other applications.