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James Cryan and Alison Marsden named American Physical Society Fellows

Cryan is an investigator with the Stanford PULSE Institute at SLAC, while Marsden is an associate professor of pediatrics and of bioengineering at Stanford.

October 5, 2020
Portrait of James Cryan and Alison Marsden
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First detailed look at how a molecular Ferris wheel delivers protons to cellular factories

No human cell can function without these tiny machines, which cause disease when they go haywire and offer potential targets for therapeutic drugs.

October 7, 2020  ·  5 min read
Illustration of molecular Ferris wheel moving protons
News Release

SLAC starts up new facility to revolutionize particle accelerators

FACET-II will pave the way for a future generation of particle colliders and powerful light sources, opening avenues in high-energy physics, medicine, and materials...

October 12, 2020  ·  5 min read
FACET-II
News Release

A new approach boosts lithium-ion battery efficiency and puts out fires, too

Adding polymers and fireproofing to a battery’s current collectors makes it lighter, safer and about 20% more efficient.

October 15, 2020  ·  4 min read
Conceptual illustration of advantages of redesigned current collector.
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

A powerful new tool to study the cosmos

Rubin Observatory will bring new capabilities to the studies of dark matter and dark energy.

October 13, 2020
Illustration of Vera Rubin Observatory
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Slideshow: 2020 SSRL/LCLS Users’ Meeting

The annual conference for scientists who conduct research at SLAC’s light sources engaged more than 1,700 researchers in talks, workshops and discussions.

October 16, 2020  ·  1 min read
2020 SSRL/LCLS Users' Meeting
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A day in the life of a SLAC machine maker

At the Machine Shop, Pete Franco crafts beautiful, intricate and precise parts for the lab’s latest scientific tools.

October 21, 2020  ·  5 min read
Pete Franco at the SLAC Machine Shop
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Elisa Biasin receives 2020 LCLS Young Investigator Award for ultrafast X-ray science

The early-career award honors a promising leader in X-ray free-electron laser research.

October 20, 2020  ·  4 min read
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SLAC researchers join effort to make plastic more recyclable

Scientists at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource will study plastics and biologically-motivated processes that break them down in hopes of finding more efficient ways...

October 28, 2020  ·  3 min read
Clear plastic bottles
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Gravitational lenses could hold the key to better estimates of the expansion of the universe

SLAC cosmologists are using multiple images of the same quasars, produced by massive galaxies’ gravitational pull, to calibrate cosmic distances. Their work may help...

November 16, 2020  ·  7 min read
Light from a distant quasar bends around a galaxy, creating four images of the quasar.
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The LaserNetUS high-power laser consortium, including SLAC, receives $18 million from the U.S. Department of Energy

The initiative will give scientists more access to powerful lasers at universities and labs.

October 28, 2020  ·  3 min read
LaserNetUS
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Scientists launch quest to develop quantum sensors for probing quantum materials

SLAC and Stanford partner with two Illinois universities to create the Center for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Materials, which aims to unravel mysteries associated...

October 29, 2020  ·  4 min read
Illustration of quantum processes
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