News releases

SLAC’s X-ray laser and Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument allow researchers to examine the exotic precipitation in real time as it materializes in the laboratory.

A cutaway depicts the interior of Neptune and an illustration of diamond rain.

SLAC and Stanford astrophysicists made crucial contributions to the galaxy survey, showing that the universe clumps and expands as predicted by our best cosmological models.

A serendipitous discovery lets researchers spy on this self-assembly process for the first time with SLAC’s X-ray synchrotron. What they learn will help them fine-tune precision materials for electronics, catalysis and more.

Illustration of nanocrystals forming into superlattices at SLAC's SSRL

SLAC’s ultrafast “electron camera” reveals unusual atomic motions that could be crucial for the efficiency of next-generation perovskite solar cells.

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

When scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory focused the full intensity of the world’s most powerful X-ray l

An excess of gamma rays at the center of the Milky Way, previously discussed as a sign of dark matter, is likely caused by the superdense remains of ancient stars.

Join us for five days of ultrafast science from April 17 to 21.

X-ray studies have produced surprising insights into the workings of a hormone receptor associated with blood pressure regulation that could be a target for new medicines related to cardiovascular conditions, neuropathic pain and tissue growth.

Powerful X-rays reveal molecular structures at the site where drug compounds interact with cell receptors.

Scientists Create ‘Diamond Rain’ That Forms in the Interior of Icy Giant Planets

Standard model of the Universe withstands most precise test by Dark Energy Survey

Scientists Watch ‘Artificial Atoms’ Assemble into Perfect Lattices with Many Uses

Atomic Movies May Help Explain Why Perovskite Solar Cells Are More Efficient

Stanford University Awarded New Contract to Manage and Operate SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Scientists Get First Direct Look at How Electrons ‘Dance’ with Vibrating Atoms

The World’s Most Powerful X-ray Laser Beam Creates ‘Molecular Black Hole’

Origin of Milky Way’s Hypothetical Dark Matter Signal May Not Be So Dark

SLAC Celebrates Femtosecond Week

X-Ray Study Reveals Long-Sought Insights Into Potential Drug Target