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News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

SLAC Accelerator Plans Appear in Smithsonian Art Exhibit

The late artist June Schwarcz found inspiration in some unusual wrapping paper her husband brought home from the lab.

A flash of green laser followed by pulses of X-rays, and mere nanoseconds later an extraterrestrial form of ice has formed.

The research team was able to watch energy from light flow through atomic ripples in a molecule. Such insights may provide new ways to develop a class of materials that improve efficiency and reduce the size of applications like solar...

View of the The X-ray Pump Probe instrument at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source.

Extraordinarily precise measurements -- within millionths of a billionth of a second and a billionth of a hair's breadth -- show this ‘electron-phonon coupling’ can be far stronger than predicted, and could potentially play a role in unconventional superconductivity.

Illustration of a laser beam triggering atomic vibrations in iron selenide

A makeover of the historic Beam Switch Yard prepares the lab for the installation of the LCLS X-ray laser upgrade.

photo of BSY - see caption

The raft is part of the sensor array that will make up the crucial camera segment of the telescope.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

What’s Really Happening During an LHC Collision?

It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

The Rise of LIGO’s Space-Studying Super-Team

The era of multi-messenger astronomy promises rich rewards—and a steep learning curve.

The award recognizes the Stanford/SLAC professor’s pioneering work in the fields of energy and nanomaterials science.

Photo - Yi Cui SLAC/Stanford professor

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