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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.
DOE’s Energy Storage Summit convenes at SLAC
Representatives from industry, national laboratories and the investment sector explored partnerships in energy storage innovation.
DOE announces $218 million for Quantum Information Science
SLAC receives three awards for the development of quantum technology for dark matter searches and quantum computing.
Students affected by Hurricane Maria bring their research to SLAC
This summer, five graduate students from the University of Puerto Rico had the opportunity to use SLAC’s world-class facilities to keep their studies on track.
One cool camera: LSST’s cryostat assembly completed
The LSST cryostat, now fully assembled, will keep the camera’s image sensors continuously cooled to minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit for crisp, high-sensitivity views of the night skies.
Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for “Ultrafast” Science
Tony Heinz and Z-X Shen will receive funding for research focused on catalysis and novel states of matter.
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.
Construction Begins on One of the World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Experiments
The SuperCDMS SNOLAB project, a multi-institutional effort led by SLAC, is expanding the hunt for dark matter to particles with properties not accessible to any other experiment.
Ultrafast Atomic Snapshots Reveal Energy Flow in Superconductor
A team including SLAC researchers has measured the intricate interactions between atomic nuclei and electrons that are key to understanding intriguing materials properties, such as high-temperature superconductivity.
