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Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons
Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together
Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all
Understanding the machinery of life at its most basic level
Inventing new tools for science and society
Breaking new ground in securing abundant, affordable and reliable energy.
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Linac Coherent Light Source
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests
Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Science
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology
Stanford PULSE Institute
Center for Interface Science & Catalysis
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST
SLAC & Stanford build the world’s largest digital camera for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
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This joint publication of SLAC and Fermilab is your view into the world of particle physics.
Blazing the path to a fusion future
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A SLAC/Stanford study of the population of satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way provides new clues about the particle nature of dark matter.
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins final testing, setting the stage for a 5-year survey that will analyze the light of 35 million galaxies.
Presented by Eric Charles. A single gamma ray carries millions of times the energy of a single photon of visible light. This means that...
Together with two long-time collaborators, he is recognized for work that helps us understand the strong nuclear force.
The synthetic galaxy catalog will help test Roman's capabilities and foster collaboration with the Rubin project.
The reanalysis considered new types of particle collisions and how dark matter particles interact with the Earth.
The long – but not too long – cavity would ping-pong X-ray pulses inside of a particle accelerator facility to help capture nature’s fastest...
How does sunscreen work on the atomic level?
Line intensity mapping measurements taken with a new instrument will allow astrophysicists to study galaxies too far away for traditional methods.
Three SLAC scientists explain what they do to ensure the world's largest digital camera for astronomy is ready for the big time.
To understand why scientists are excited about detecting a new background, just look to the history of studies of the CMB.
