SLAC research explores nature on all scales, from the unseen realms of fundamental particles and unbelievably fast processes to astrophysical phenomena of cosmic dimensions that unfold over the age of the universe. Our research opens new windows to the natural world and builds a brighter future through scientific discovery.

Researchers have made the first microscopic movies of liquids getting vaporized by the world's brightest X-ray laser.
Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Dwarf Galaxy 3
Visualization: Ralf Kaehler, Tom Abel Simulation: John Wise, Tom Abel

An electron beam travels through a niobium cavity – a key component of SLAC’s LCLS-II X-ray laser.
Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Identifying each tiny chemical step in photosynthesis could aid the development of renewable energy technology.
Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC and Stanford scientists use artificial neural networks to analyze complex distortions in spacetime.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Nanocrystals assemble themselves into a ‘superlattice,” a process that could create complex structures with many uses.
Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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