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A beam of light hits a semiconductor material, ejecting an electron (blue) which goes on to partner with a hole (orange) to form a whirling compound particle, the exciton.

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An illustration of 1D copper oxide, or cuprate, chains that have been “doped” to free up some of their electrons...

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Drone photo of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Overview of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).

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Drone photo of the team working on LCLS-II cryoplant.

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One of the work areas inside the Arrillaga Science Center with shared workspaces and labs.

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Audience at Art Meets Science with poet Lisa Rosenberg in Kavli auditorium at SLAC.

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Stanford Research Computing Facility (SRCF) on SLAC's campus. The facility supports scientific endeavors that require the handling of unprecedented data...

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Bringing cosmic mysteries into focus.

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An illustration shows polarons – fleeting distortions in a material’s atomic lattice ––in a promising next-generation energy material, lead hybrid...

First glimpse of polarons forming in a promising next-gen energy material.

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By mimicking fundamental physics aspects in the lab, researchers hope to better understand violent cosmic phenomena.

Researchers use X-rays to study some of the most extreme and exotic forms of matter ever created, in detail never before possible.

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A young camper engages with a Van der Graaf generator exhibit at Core science institute

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The Science and User Support Building (SUSB) entrance with sign.

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Revealing the Secrets of Transistors using Supercomputers

Light hits a semiconductor material

1D copper oxide

Aerial view of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

Cryoplant team

Arrillaga Science Center

Audience at Art Meets Science

Stanford Research Computing Facility (SRCF)

KIPAC building at SLAC

Polarons in a perovskite lattice

Matter in extreme conditions

A young camper at CORE Science Institute

SLAC Science and User Support Building