Most people have intuitive associations with the word "magnetism" based on everyday life: refrigerator magnets, the compass, north and south poles, or someone's "magnetic...
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The Runaway Universe
The Universe appears to be flat, accelerating and lightweight. In this talk, I will explain what these terms mean, how we developed this view...
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Metals, Molecules, Life and Death
In our normal everyday lives we are exposed to an incredibly complex chemical soup consisting of an enormous variety of different chemical compounds. Many...
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Our Lopsided Universe: The Matter with Anti-Matter
Half of our universe appears to be missing, and scientists at SLAC and all over the world are trying to understand why. Don't miss...
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All About SLAC: What Goes On In the World's Longest Building
Ever wonder what goes on behind SLAC's doors? Here is your chance to find out what SLAC is all about: the research, the facilities...
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The second annual Joe Wong Outstanding Poster Award Session was held at the 2017 SSRL/LCLS Users’ Meeting.
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The SuperCDMS dark matter experiment will be located at the Canadian laboratory SNOLAB, 2 kilometers (6,800 feet) underground inside a...
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Star trails take shape around the 14-story Mayall Telescope dome in this long-exposure image.