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We explore radically new ideas with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Get an overview of research at SLAC: X-ray and ultrafast science, particle and astrophysics, cosmology, particle accelerators, biology, energy and technology.
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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Learn more about the places where science happens at SLAC: our major facilities, institutes and centers.
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
The new technique will allow researchers to observe ultrafast chemical processes previously undetectable at the atomic scale.
The White House has announced the intent to nominate Arthur Bienenstock to the post of Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology...
The award honors his work on a world-class experimental station at SLAC's Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.
A team led by chemists at Stanford University and SLAC has unraveled a longstanding mystery that brings them one step closer to a cleaner...
Just as Schroedinger's Cat is both alive and dead, an atom or molecule can be in two different states at once. Now scientists have...
Understanding how a material’s electrons interact with vibrations of its nuclear lattice could help design and control novel materials, from solar cells to high-temperature...
The discovery is one of the first steps towards mapping hues of fossilized species.
Underground experiment passes critical DOE review and prepares for startup in 2020.
SLAC postdoctoral scholars recently participated in Tech Trek program to engage in a lively discussion with middle-schoolers.
SLAC’s X-ray laser provides clues to engineering a new protein to kill mosquitos that carry dengue and Zika.
Award honors accomplishments in condensed matter physics and electrochemistry at SSRL.
More than 40 interns spent 10 weeks this summer helping SLAC researchers advance the use of the Linac Coherent Light Source.
