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August 12, 2019
News Feature
Atomic ‘Trojan horse’ could inspire new generation of X-ray lasers and particle colliders
At SLAC’s FACET facility, researchers have produced an intense electron beam by 'sneaking’ electrons into plasma, demonstrating a method that could be used in future compact discovery machines that explore the subatomic world.
Trojan horse illustration
June 25, 2019
News Feature
Symmetry: The future of particle accelerators may be autonomous
Particle accelerators are some of the most complicated machines in science.
March 14, 2019
News Feature
Symmetry: The potential of plasma wakefield acceleration
Scientists around the world are testing ways to further boost the power of particle accelerators while drastically shrinking their size.
February 22, 2019
News Feature
SLAC-Stanford partnership lauded
SLAC Director Chi-Chang Kao spoke to the Stanford University Faculty Senate at its Feb. 21 meeting.
Chi-Chang Kao at Stanford Faculty Senate meeting
October 23, 2018
News Feature
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.
FACET-II First Electrons
October 9, 2018
News Feature
Symmetry: Progress in plasma wakefield acceleration for positrons
Three new studies show the promise and challenge of using plasma wakefield acceleration to build a future electron-positron collider.
June 11, 2018
Press Release
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.
FACET-II Science
November 3, 2016
News Feature
SLAC, Berkeley Lab Researchers Prepare for Scientific Computing on the Exascale
Two recently funded computing projects work toward developing cutting-edge scientific applications for future exascale supercomputers that can perform at least a billion billion computing operations per second.
June 2, 2016
News Feature
A Plasma Tube to Bring Particles up to Speed at SLAC
Researchers have reached another milestone in the development of a promising technology that could lead to more efficient and powerful particle accelerators.
August 26, 2015
Press Release
Antimatter Catches a Wave at SLAC
A SLAC-led research team working at the lab’s FACET facility has demonstrated a new way of accelerating positrons that could help develop smaller, more economical future particle colliders.

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