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Feng Lin Wins Spicer Award for Smart Window, Battery Research

A researcher who performed a variety of X-ray experiments at SLAC’s synchrotron will receive an annual scientific award during a SLAC conference next month.

September 25, 2015  ·  3 min read
Feng Lin
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

New Discovery? Or Just Another Bump?

For physicists, seeing is not always believing.

September 29, 2015
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The Burgeoning Field of Neutrino Astronomy

A new breed of experiments seeks sources of cosmic rays and other astrophysics phenomena.

October 2, 2015
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Battery Experiments Highlight Stanford's Dual Mission of Teaching and Research

SIMES research, which confounds two decades of assumptions on lithium-ion battery design, could lead to better batteries with more power and greater capacity.

October 2, 2015
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200-terawatt Laser Brings New Extremes in Heat, Pressure to X-ray Experiments

A 200-terawatt laser at SLAC will synchronize with X-ray laser pulses to precisely measure more extreme temperatures and pressures in exotic forms of matter.

October 5, 2015  ·  4 min read
Image - Eduardo Granados inspects a large titanium sapphire crystal, the operative component in a newly upgraded high-power laser system that is designed to work in conjunction with a unique X-ray laser at SLAC.
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SLAC Experiment Finds Key to Natural Detoxifier’s Reactivity

A tiny change in the length of a chemical bond makes a big difference in the activity of a molecule important in health, drug...

October 7, 2015  ·  3 min read
Image - Courtney Krest Roach (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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Nobel Prize Awarded for Discovery of Neutrino Oscillations

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald received the call from Sweden for their work on the Super-Kamiokande and SNO experiments.

October 6, 2015
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X-ray Study Reveals New Details of How Burrowing Sea Creatures Shape Geology

X-ray research on 80-million-year-old fossilized burrows, likely the work of tiny marine worms, is helping scientists understand how living organisms affected the chemistry of...

October 14, 2015  ·  5 min read
Image - This marine worm, commonly known as a ragworm, can grow up to 4 inches in length. It is part of a class of worms known as polychaetes. A far smaller variety of polychaetes was likely responsible for creating ancient burrows studied at SLAC.
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SLAC Gets Sporty at First ‘Nerd Bowl’

Facebook ultimately prevailed in a flag football tournament organized by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and hosted by SLAC.

February 1, 2018  ·  3 min read
athletic field at Stanford University’s Arrillaga Recreation Center at SLAC
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SLAC Celebrates Legacy of Theoretical Physicist Sidney Drell

Nearly 200 guests attended a symposium on fundamental physics to celebrate the former deputy director’s numerous scientific contributions, which continue to have a tremendous...

February 5, 2018  ·  5 min read
Sid Drell Symposium January 2018
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45-Year-Old Telescope Gets a Makeover to Demystify Dark Energy

Installation of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

February 12, 2018  ·  5 min read
Mayall Telescope Star Trails
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Subatomic Smackdown

When it comes to talent, versatility and the power to change the world, which atomic particle is the champ?

February 9, 2018
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