The lab’s X-ray laser recently joined other facilities in making remote science possible from any corner of the world, a trend that will likely...

Detailed observations of iridium atoms at work could help make catalysts that drive chemical reactions smaller, cheaper and more efficient.

Scientists, including researchers at SLAC, have only just begun to study the remarkably detailed map they created of a portion of the sky.

“The Worlds Within” and “Fabrication of the Accelerator Structure,” now available digitally in high fidelity, tell the story of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center’s inception...

Using an X-ray laser, researchers watched atoms rotate on the surface of a material that was demagnetized in millionths of a billionth of a...

Physicists often find thrifty, ingenious ways to reuse equipment and resources.

New research offers the first complete picture of why a promising approach of stuffing more lithium into battery cathodes leads to their failure. A...

Watching electrons sprint between atomically thin layers of material will shed light on the fundamental workings of semiconductors, solar cells and other key technologies.

The newly launched Quantum Fundamentals, ARchitecture and Machines initiative will build upon existing strengths in theoretical and experimental quantum science and engineering at Stanford...

Twenty-eight teams tested their knowledge of science for a chance to go to the nationals

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will track billions of objects for 10 years, creating unprecedented opportunities for studies of cosmic mysteries.

A better understanding of these systems will aid in developing next-generation energy technologies.