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How to train your catalyst, one atom at a time

Researchers reveal why trace amounts of alloy added to some catalysts keep them performing better over time. The study suggests models that could boost...

March 2, 2026  ·  4 min read
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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera raft installation

Hannah Pollek and Travis Lange at the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) raft installation.

September 23, 2022
Hannah Pollek (right), and Travis Lange at the LSST Camera raft installation.
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SLAC and Stanford researchers find an inexpensive way to make batteries last longer

By adjusting the heating process when making lithium-ion cathodes, the team created batteries that retained nearly 93% of their energy after 500 cycles. 

May 13, 2026  ·  5 min read
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Building the quantum toolbox

As QuantISED enters its next phase in its effort to develop quantum technologies capable of exploring some of the universe’s biggest unanswered questions, scientists...

May 19, 2026  ·  11 min read
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Researchers pioneer method to rapidly design proteins

Their strategy revealed new details that open the door to designing proteins with powerful abilities that could ultimately benefit medicine and manufacturing. 

May 4, 2026  ·  5 min read
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Jennifer Cochran is the new Stanford vice president for SLAC and for strategic initiatives

The bioengineering professor will guide the university’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory.

June 5, 2026
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Ever-changing universe revealed in first imagery from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

The state-of-the-art ‘big-data facility’ unveils its first images and video, bringing the night sky to life like never before.

June 23, 2025  ·  11 min read
This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or invisible details, such as the clouds of gas and dust that comprise the Trifid nebula (top) and the Lagoon nebula, which are several thousand light-years away from Earth
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SLAC fires up the world’s most powerful X-ray laser: LCLS-II ushers in a new era of science

With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale...

September 18, 2023  ·  9 min read
LCLS-II first light
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Arianna Gleason and Diana Gamzina receive DOE Early Career Research grants

The SLAC scientists will each receive $2.5 million for their research on fusion energy and advanced radiofrequency technology.

August 1, 2019  ·  7 min read
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Slideshow: 2018 SSRL/LCLS Users’ Meeting

The annual conference for scientists who conduct research at SLAC’s light sources engaged about 470 researchers in talks, workshops and discussions.

October 1, 2018  ·  1 min read
2018 Users Conference
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SLAC fires up electron gun for LCLS-II X-ray laser upgrade

Its electron beams will drive the generation of up to a million ultrabright X-ray flashes per second.

May 30, 2019  ·  5 min read
LCLS-II first electron beam
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Electrons now moving through the superconducting accelerator that will power SLAC’s X-ray laser

The facility is now one step away from releasing an unprecedented stream of ultra-bright X-rays.

August 7, 2023  ·  5 min read
This is a graphic representation of electron bunches travelling through SLAC's linear accelerator.
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