Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unite coordinated observations of cosmic phenomena using the four messengers of the universe.

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SLAC research explores nature on all scales, from the unseen realms of fundamental particles and unbelievably fast processes to astrophysical phenomena of cosmic dimensions that unfold over the age of the universe. Our research opens new windows to the natural...

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Through innovations to a printing process, researchers have made major improvements to organic electronics – a technology in demand for lightweight, low-cost solar cells...

The physicist and former vice provost and dean of research was named Stanford’s vice president for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

SLAC is leading an effort to build a network that will enable AI and machine learning to steer experiments and more.

Tiny microbes and molecular machines have an outsized impact on human health, and they play key roles in the vast global cycles that shape climate and make carbon and nitrogen available to all living things. SLAC biology advances our understanding...

The SLAC professor was elected to the American Physical Society in recognition of his research on ultrafast X-ray methods.