Presented by Siegfried Glenzer. Normally we think of hydrogen as a gas.  But elsewhere in the universe, hydrogen under extreme pressure can exist in...

Our original 2-mile-long particle accelerator, built half a century ago for groundbreaking particle physics research, has been repurposed as the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser and a testbed for next-generation accelerator technologies.

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SLAC will be hosting two  annual Regional Science Bowls for teams of Bay Area high school and middle school students in 2023.

To explore the birth of the universe, the formation of stars and galaxies and the fundamental structure of space and time, SLAC researchers develop cutting-edge technologies for sensitive experiments located deep underground, on the surface and in space.

Find a career, partner with us or apply to use our tools and facilities. As a DOE Office of Science national laboratory run by Stanford University, SLAC offers unique collaborations and opportunities to innovate. We seek out and engage people...