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Working at the forefront of particle physics, SLAC scientists use powerful particle accelerators to create and study nature’s fundamental building blocks and forces, build sensitive detectors to search for new particles and develop theories that explain and guide experiments. SLAC's particle physicists want to understand our universe – from its smallest constituents to its largest structures.

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OPERA Catches Fifth Tau Neutrino

The OPERA experiment’s study of tau neutrino appearance has reached the level of “discovery.”

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Masanori Yamauchi started his three-year term as head of Japan’s major center of particle physics research this spring.

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Steady to a Fault

How do accelerators survive in some of the most earthquake-prone regions on Earth?

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Data collection has officially begun at the Large Hadron Collider.

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A Goldmine of Scientific Research

The underground home of the LUX dark matter experiment has a rich scientific history.

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A new agreement paves the way for joint projects between the United States and CERN.

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Natural SUSY’s Last Stand

Either Supersymmetry will be found in the next years of research at the Large Hadron Collider, or it isn’t exactly what theorists hoped it...

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Antimatter has fueled many a supernatural tale. It's also fascinating all by itself.

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The European Physical Society honors Bjorken’s theoretical work on the parton structure of the proton, which contributed to the development of a theory of...

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Physics for the people

Citizen scientists dive into particle physics and astrophysics research.

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Honored for early theoretical predictions that helped elucidate the nature of the strong force and the structure of the proton, he is still shaking...

SLAC theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken
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What’s New for LHC Run II

The Large Hadron Collider gears up for restart.