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VIA Symmetry Magazine

The Life of an Accelerator

As it evolves, SLAC's linear accelerator illustrates some important technologies from the history of accelerator science.

March 14, 2017
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Three SLAC Employees Awarded Lab’s Highest Honor

Sila Kiliccote, Jodi Verleger and Lydia Young demonstrate what it means to live SLAC’s values.

March 16, 2017  ·  7 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Q&A: Dark Matter Next Door?

Astrophysicists Eric Charles and Mattia Di Mauro discuss the surprising glow of our neighbor galaxy.

March 17, 2017
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New Device Produces Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Purification

Scientists at SLAC and Stanford have identified active carbon catalysts and developed an electrochemical cell designed to purify water in small villages.

March 31, 2017  ·  5 min read
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X-Ray Study Reveals Long-Sought Insights Into Potential Drug Target

X-ray studies have produced surprising insights into the workings of a hormone receptor associated with blood pressure regulation that could be a target for...

April 5, 2017  ·  5 min read
Powerful X-rays reveal molecular structures at the site where drug compounds interact with cell receptors.
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VIA Stanford Engineering

Can We Use Solar Energy to Make Fertilizer Right on the Farm?​

Stanford and SLAC researchers are leading a multi-year effort to produce nitrogen-based fertilizers in a sustainable way, by inventing a solar-powered chemistry technology that...

April 4, 2017
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Scientists Watch a Molecule Protect Itself from Radiation Damage

The study at SLAC’s X-ray laser was a step toward understanding how DNA defends itself from breakage and potential mutations.

April 6, 2017  ·  3 min read
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VIA Kavli Foundation

Delving Into the 'Dark Universe' with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Two astrophysicists and a theoretical physicist discuss how the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy by...

April 10, 2017
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New SLAC Theory Institute Aims to Speed Research on Exotic Materials at Light Sources

TIMES applies the power of theory to the search for novel materials with remarkable properties that could revolutionize technology.

April 11, 2017  ·  5 min read
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VIA Stanford News

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Z-X Shen

Z-X Shen, SLAC science and technology advisor, professor of photon science and of physics, and a senior fellow of the Precourt Institute for Energy...

April 12, 2017
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SLAC Celebrates Femtosecond Week

Join us for five days of ultrafast science from April 17 to 21.

April 12, 2017  ·  2 min read
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Why Study in Femtoseconds?

Physicist Phil Bucksbaum gives a brief introduction to Femtosecond Week at SLAC.

April 17, 2017
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