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Two determined fellows share their thoughts on representation, mentorship and staying true to themselves in STEM.

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Public lecture presented by Ashley James

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Poster illustration of public lecture featuring Ashley James

via KQED Bay Curious

Aerial view of Linac at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Klystrons are microwave generators. The klystrons used at SLAC are cousins to the microwave generators that heat up food in your microwave oven.

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Watch this video for a simple explanation of what a synchrotron is and why there are 60 around the world today.

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SLAC Recent History (1990s-today SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source) – The creation of a powerful X-ray laser.

SLAC Recent History: The creation of a powerful X-ray laser

News Brief

A study reveals an ultrathin material’s ability to circularly polarize light, potentially informing how they work in optoelectronic devices.

Image from SLAC's high-speed electron camera showing circular polarization of terahertz light.

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm delivered this speech on the successful completion of the world’s most powerful X-ray laser at SLAC National Accelerator...

Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm delivering a speech at SLAC

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Christopher J. Tassone, PhD provides an overview of the research that SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory performed as part of the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep...

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Scientists have developed an AI-based method that helps gather data more efficiently in the search for new materials, allowing researchers...

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LCLS-II’s Eric Fauve explains how the team cools the accelerator to 2 kelvins.

Who we are

SLAC science explained

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST

Careers at SLAC

Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers

GEM Fellows' courage leads them on paths of self-discovery

Mercury Rising: The Toxicology of a Global Pollutant

Mercury Rising: The Toxicology of a Global Pollutant

Unraveling the mysteries of the universe inside SLAC

Just what is a klystron?

Synchrotron explainer

SLAC Recent History: The creation of a powerful X-ray laser

SLAC’s high-speed electron camera uncovers a new ‘light-twisting’ behavior in an ultrathin material

Secretary Granholm Speech during SLAC's LCLS first light celebration

How can we recycle and create more sustainable plastics?

Self driving experiments

Getting LCLS-II to 2 kelvins