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News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Test of DUNE Tech Begins

On the road to the world’s largest neutrino detector, take the “DUNE Buggy.”

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Daya Bay Discovers a Mismatch

The latest measurements from the Daya Bay neutrino experiment in China don’t align with predictions from nuclear theory.

Contributions to LIGO have come from many Stanford teams, including SLAC, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics and the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences.

At SLAC's Regional DOE Science Bowl on Saturday, Lynbrook High School pulled off a repeat performance of their 2015 win.

A new study with the LCLS X-ray laser could change the way researchers take atomic-level snapshots of important biological machineries, potentially affecting research in drug development, clean energy production and many more areas.

Dark matter hunters around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of ghostly WIMPs: on the Earth’s surface, underground and in space.

Researchers around the world pursue three approaches to look for fingerprints of dark matter's ghostly components.
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

This Radioactive Life

Radiation is everywhere. The question is: How much?

This surprising finding has potentially broad implications, from X-ray imaging of single particles to fusion research.

Wrapping silicon anode particles in custom-fit graphene cages could solve two major obstacles to using silicon in high-capacity lithium ion batteries.

Illustration of silicon particles with and without graphene cages
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Our Imperfect Vacuum

The emptiest parts of the universe aren’t so empty after all.

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