A collaboration of scientists including researchers from the Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) have for the first time successfully demonstrated the...

The Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center officially broke ground today for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), the world's first X-ray free-electron...

They saw how the material finds a path to contorting and flexing to avoid being irreversibly crushed.

One of 17 national laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, SLAC is also marking its 60th anniversary this year.

Under his 10-year leadership, the lab has significantly expanded its research and impact.

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SLAC hosts a range of exciting events to raise awareness, inform, educate and connect with sitewide staff, Stanford, local communities and the general public.

The award celebrates Huang’s achievements studying atom-scale physics with fast X-ray pulses.

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The tour destinations are designed to give you the most exciting and informative views of the lab.

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...