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January 17, 2017

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Symmetry: The Value of Basic Research

How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.

December 20, 2016

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Symmetry: 2016 year in particle physics

Scientists furthered studies of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy and cosmic inflation and continued the search for undiscovere

December 8, 2016

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Symmetry: A Syllabus in Cosmic Rays

What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment?

November 17, 2016

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Q&A: What More Can We Learn About the Higgs?

Four physicists discuss Higgs boson research since the discovery.

October 31, 2016

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Symmetry: In Search of a Parallel Universe

What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?

October 11, 2016

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SLAC Theoretical Physicist James Bjorken to Share 2017 Wilson Prize

The prize, shared with Sekazi Mtingwa and Anton Piwinski, honors theoretical work that helped sharpen the focus of beams at a wide variety of particle accelerators.

SLAC theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken

September 2, 2016

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SLAC Summer Institute Students Envision a New Energy Frontier

Participants of SLAC’s summer school learned about the next generation of collider physics through lectures, topical conference talks, student projects, poster sessions and tours.