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Q&A: SLAC Cosmology Research Featured in Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’

KIPAC’s Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel contributed two scenes to the science documentary narrated by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

October 7, 2016  ·  4 min read
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SLAC Theoretical Physicist James Bjorken to Share 2017 Wilson Prize

The prize, shared with Sekazi Mtingwa and Anton Piwinski, honors theoretical work that helped sharpen the focus of beams at a wide variety of...

October 11, 2016  ·  4 min read
SLAC theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken
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Scientists Gather for Annual SLAC Users’ Conference

The event drew more than 400 participants, with workshops and presentations focusing on collaborations and new technology at SLAC’s light sources.

October 13, 2016  ·  4 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

It Came From the Physics Lab

Settle in for a physics-themed Halloween movie marathon.

October 18, 2016
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VIA SLAC Flickr

Graphic: X-ray Lasers Just Became More Colorful

For the first time, scientists at SLAC’s X-ray laser have created bright, three-colored X-ray pulses.

October 24, 2016
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

In Search of a Parallel Universe

What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?

October 31, 2016
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SLAC, Berkeley Lab Researchers Prepare for Scientific Computing on the Exascale

Two recently funded computing projects work toward developing cutting-edge scientific applications for future exascale supercomputers that can perform at least a billion billion computing...

November 3, 2016  ·  6 min read
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Persis Drell Named Stanford Provost

An accomplished academic leader and longtime member of the Stanford community, Drell will become the university’s chief academic officer and chief budgetary officer. She...

November 7, 2016
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Scientists, Interns Bring Structural Biology’s ‘Magic Bullet’ Technique to X-ray Lasers

The team determined the 3-D structure of a biomolecule by tagging it with selenium atoms and taking hundreds of thousands of images.

November 9, 2016  ·  3 min read
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X-ray Laser Gets First Real-time Snapshots of a Chemical Flipping a Biological Switch

Scientists used SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser to make the first snapshots of a chemical interaction between two biomolecules. It changes the shape of millions...

November 14, 2016  ·  5 min read
Illustration depicting a chemical interaction as synchronized swimmers.
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What to Do with the Data?

Physicists and scientific computing experts prepare for an onslaught of petabytes.

November 15, 2016
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Q&A: What More Can We Learn About the Higgs?

Four physicists discuss Higgs boson research since the discovery.

November 17, 2016
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