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An international team has uncovered details about the formation of DNA's building blocks, paving the way for potential medical and therapeutic applications.

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A new report outlines suggestions for federal investments needed for the next generation of transformative discoveries in particle physics and cosmology, including priority projects...

A web of dark matter, in which galaxies are forming.

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Researchers have found a new way to probe molecules and atoms with an X-ray laser, setting off cascading bursts of light that reveal precise...

Image - An X-ray pulse at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source strikes a neon atom, causing electrons to reshuffle and then re-emit light at a slightly different X-ray wavelength, and also stimulating a chain reaction of amplified light in neighboring atoms

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Petroglyphs are carved in a material called rock varnish, the origins of which have been debated for years. Now, scientists argue it’s the result...

Rock art featuring human and animal forms and handprints

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Illustration of a Fermi spacecraft.

Illustration of a Fermi spacecraft.

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Ultra-bright X-ray laser pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source

This illustration shows how the first experiment at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser stripped away electrons from neon atoms. (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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Putting the fourth, and final, SuperCDMS tower safely back into its storage container.

SCU physics Professor, Software Developer, and Senior Staff Scientist put the SuperCDMS tower safely back into its storage container.

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Annual workshop for cryo-EM developments and a poster session.

Annual workshop for cryo-EM developments and a poster session.

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Presented by Taran Driver

Taran Driver Public Lecture

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Catching up to Electrons on the Move

Taran Driver Public Lecture poster

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An enormous vat of pure liquid xenon will help scientists at SLAC and around the globe learn more about the universe.

A collection of pipes, towers, and other equipment

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To capture as much information as possible about clouds of atoms at the heart of the MAGIS-100 experiment, SLAC scientists devised a dome of...

an array of rainbow-tinted views of a tiny 3D object that spells "DOE"