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Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s detailed, big-picture view of our Solar System and ability to quickly detect and track moving objects will provide a gold mine of data to benefit space mission planning and preparation.

A ring of yellow dots representing surrounds the earth, which projects a green beam onto the dots.

Seen in atomic detail, the seemingly smooth flow of ions through a battery’s electrolyte is a lot more complicated.

Photo of the laser lab apparatus used in the hopping ions experiment.

Areas of research: structural biology; X-ray crystallography; synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers; COVID-19 research and drug discovery; protein dynamics; experimental automation

Spacetime and quantum mechanics are the pillars of our modern understanding of fundamental physics. But there are storm clouds on the horizon indicating that these principles are approximate, and must be replaced with something deeper. The union of quantum mechanics...

stillframe from public lecture about spacetime

The research could lead to a better understanding of how metals behave under extreme conditions, which will aid in the development of more resilient materials.

Scientists report the first look at electrons moving in real-time in liquid water; findings open up a whole new field of experimental physics

Following the NIF ignition demonstrations, the prospect of developing a fusion energy source using lasers looks brighter than ever.

Illustration featuring three SLAC scientists Alan Fry, Arianna Gleason, and Siegfried Glenzer.

SLAC experimentalists and theorists collaborate to develop critical detector components, data analysis tools, and theoretical models for the HL-LHC upgrade, which will investigate the Higgs boson and pursue physics beyond the Standard Model.

Eight pipes arrayed in a circle lead to a central experimental apparatus.

SLAC is taking part in a multi-institutional effort to help reach net-zero carbon emissions goals in difficult-to-electrify industries.

This is a graphic representation of the roadmap to defossilize carbon

Addressing the challenges of making state-of-the-art measurements with imperfect detectors.

Lynbrook High School and Joaquin Miller Middle School will continue on to nationals from the regional event hosted at SLAC.

High school students hold up a blue National Science Bowl banner.

Scientists at Stanford and NYU have published and investigated a new structure of the protein LAG-3 which could enable the development of new cancer treatments.

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Rubin Observatory will inspire a new era in space missions without ever leaving the ground

A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been

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The End of Spacetime

Researchers capture strange behavior of laser-excited gold

Scientists stop the motion of atoms to watch electrons move in liquid water

SLAC scientists explain: What is inertial fusion energy?

Striving toward a new era of the LHC

Researchers develop roadmap to defossilize economy by reusing carbon atoms

Image Sensors for Precision Astronomy (ISPA 2024)

Repeat winners reign at the Regional Science Bowl

A newly published protein structure helps explain how some anti-cancer immunotherapy treatments work