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A New Way to Create Compact Light Sources
SLAC scientists have found a new way to produce bright pulses of light from accelerated electrons that could shrink "light source" technology used around the world since the 1970s to examine details of atoms and chemical reactions
Symmetry: Beam On: My Father’s Fight with Cancer
After working with particle accelerators his entire professional career, Heather Rock Woods’ father placed himself in the path of a beam to fight cancer.
Symmetry: Proposed Plan for the Future of US Particle Physics
The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s report, released today, recommends a strategic path forward for US particle physics.
Symmetry: Coming soon: Plan for the future of US particle physics
The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s recommendations will set the course for the future of particle physics in the United States.
Symmetry: Building artificial body parts with particle beams
Companies are using an electron-beam 3-D printing process to manufacture medical implants.
SLAC Accelerator Physicist Receives European Prize
Agostino Marinelli, a postdoctoral researcher in the Accelerator Directorate, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Frank Sacherer Prize from the European Physical Society.
Symmetry: Ten Things You Might Not Know About Particle Accelerators
From accelerators unexpectedly beneath your feet to a ferret that once cleaned accelerator components, symmetry shares some lesser-known facts about particle accelerators.
Communication is Key, Says Theorist Gennady Stupakov
One common stereotype of a theoretical physicist is the solitary scientist, scribbling away in his or her office and only emerging when there’s a "Eureka!" in the offing. SLAC accelerator physicist Gennady Stupakov would beg to differ.
Spencer Gessner Receives 2014 Siemann Fellowship
Stanford graduate student Spencer Gessner has received a Siemann fellowship to help him continue his research into cutting-edge accelerator physics at SLAC's Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests.
A New Way to Tune X-ray Laser Pulses
A new system at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's X-ray laser narrows a rainbow spectrum of X-ray colors to a more intense band of light, creating a much more powerful way to view fine details in samples at the scale of atoms and molecules.
