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      Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons

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      Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together

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      Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all

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Vintage SLAC accelerator software spreads its wings

SLAC works with two small businesses to make its ACE3P software easier to use in supercomputer simulations for optimizing the shapes of accelerator structures.

August 29, 2022  ·  8 min read
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Scientists seek to invent a safe, reliable, and cheap battery for electricity grids

The Aqueous Battery Consortium of Stanford, SLAC, and 13 others seeks to overcome the limitations of a battery using water as its electrolyte.

September 3, 2024
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A day in the life of a machine learning expert

Digital design engineer Abhilasha Dave’s passion for connecting machine learning and hardware is helping SLAC solve big data challenges.

September 16, 2024  ·  5 min read
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Machine Learning Department Head

Areas of research: New technologies; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; accelerator physics; physics and machine learning

Physicist Daniel Ratner.

Quantum explained: The fascinating world unlocking new scientific breakthroughs

Check out our quantum explainers to learn more about the funky quantum realm and how SLAC researchers are advancing this field.

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Humans Navigating Complexity with AI Helpers

Public lecture presented by Dr. Wan-Lin Hu

February 26, 2026  ·  01:16:24  runtime
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Reinventing the way we break down plastic waste

From our kitchens to our clothes to the delivery of medicines, plastics play an indispensable role in our daily lives. But, the end-life of...
Date Thursday, March 26, 2026
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Ozge Bozkurt
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Humans Navigating Complexity with AI Helpers

Modern particle accelerator control rooms are like busy air traffic control centers, where skilled operators juggle hundreds of interconnected and time-sensitive tasks to generate...
Date Thursday, January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
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New technologies

Modern technology creates new opportunities for society: Just think about how artificial intelligence has changed our cars and cell phone apps.

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How scientists are building the AI-powered laboratory

Register here to join us in-person, or watch online.  How do we find the next super material? How do we discover the next breakthrough...
Date Thursday, June 4, 2026
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
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Containing multitudes: SLAC scientist collaborates to create scalable qubits

Driven by curiosity about nature, SLAC researcher Shannon Harvey develops quantum dots, a mass-producible type of qubit, as part of the Q-NEXT collaboration.

July 12, 2026
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A ‘COMPASS’ for turning federally-funded inventions into economic opportunities

A new program led by SLAC and Sandia national laboratories connects investors and entrepreneurs with Department of Energy scientists to launch startups in key...

July 28, 2026  ·  6 min read
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