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The team is the first to directly observe a unique property in an altermagnetic candidate material, key evidence of a new phase of magnetism.

The candidate orbits our sun beyond Pluto, and may be among the largest and brightest objects discovered in this region of the solar system.

The machine learning program SPINE has become a backbone of neutrino experiments worldwide, decoding complex detector images to help scientists unlock the secrets of these elusive particles.

Researchers at SLAC are using high-energy X-ray pulses probe electronic motion deep within atoms and dense plasmas. 

Adam Nielander will pursue research on light-powered catalysts for next generation energy technologies

Tomorrow's innovations will come from autonomous labs that slash discovery time, and SLAC's facilities are taking the lead in a new collaboration with Stanford, other national labs, universities, and industry.

A SLAC-Stanford team developed a new way to precisely measure just how much energy has dissipated into heat in an electrical system – and how to optimize it.

SLAC and Stanford scientists used ultrafast electrons and a laser to reveal an unexpectedly strong optical response to ionization, opening new possibilities for radiological imaging and sensing while shedding light on the fundamental behavior of materials.

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs, a dark matter candidate – but researchers will need more data to confirm. 

New research reveals how a molecule absorbs light and gains a proton while its watery environment reorganizes in response. 

SLAC and Stanford researchers found that compressing solid-state battery material reduced the formation of lithium-filled cracks called dendrites, leading to faster charging and longer battery life.

The deep-underground experiment could produce early-scientific results in the search for one of nature’s most elusive substances even, before reaching optimal sensitivity when the full search begins next year.