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A ‘nonlinear’ phenomenon that seemingly turns materials transparent is seen for the first time in X-rays at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source.

Illustration of an LCLS experiment in which a sample seemed to disapper

Thirty students from around the country performed research projects and more at SLAC this summer through the SULI program.

The SLAC staff scientist is being honored for using theory and computation to help design new catalysts for generating and storing clean energy.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Five Facts About the Big Bang

It’s the cornerstone of cosmology, but what is it all about?

The study could help develop ways to safely transport radioactive actinium through the body to target tumor cells.

SSRL at dusk

Researchers at SLAC and Stanford have created a nanostructured device, about half the size of a postage stamp, that harnesses more of the sun's spectrum of light to disinfect water much faster than with ultraviolet rays alone.

A researcher holds a tiny device that uses sunlight to disinfect water.

Three recent studies using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have expanded the hunt for unexplained signals coming from beyond our galaxy.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Dark Matter Hopes Dwindle with X-ray Signal

A previously detected, anomalously large X-ray signal is absent in new Hitomi satellite data, setting tighter limits for a dark matter interpretation.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

The Contents of the Universe

How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy?

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will measure light from 35 million cosmic objects for new insights into what causes the universe to expand faster and faster.

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