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Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons
Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together
Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all
Understanding the machinery of life at its most basic level
Inventing new tools for science and society
Finding clean, sustainable solutions for the world’s energy challenges
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Linac Coherent Light Source
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests
Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Science
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology
Stanford PULSE Institute
Center for Interface Science & Catalysis
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST
SLAC & Stanford build the world’s largest digital camera for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
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This joint publication of SLAC and Fermilab is your view into the world of particle physics.
Reinventing the way we break down plastic waste
Thursday, March 26, 20267:00–8:00 p.m. PDT
Sulfur Cathode Experiments Test Chemistry Beyond Conventional Lithium-Ion
SLAC and Stanford's Yi Cui leads the quest to build more energetic batteries. For SSRL's involvement, read the sidebar "Batteries: An Inside Story."
Detecting new physics isn’t quite like detecting cat videos—yet.
SLAC Experiment Provides New Insight About How Electrons Move Across Molecules
Linear Accelerator Generates First Positron Beams Since 2008
Scientists from two experiments have banded together to create a single comprehensive record of their work for scientific posterity.
Highly Efficient Nanoparticles Could Bring Down the Cost of Fuel Cells
SLAC-invented Etching Process Builds Custom Nanostructures for X-ray Optics
A determined volunteer gives an old detector new life as the centerpiece of a cosmic ray exhibit.
Dark energy is everywhere. It will determine the fate of our universe. And we still have no idea what it is.
Scientists are ready to handle the increased data of the current run of the Large Hadron Collider.
A new design tested in experiments at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory could improve plastic solar panel materials.