Using an X-ray laser, researchers watched atoms rotate on the surface of a material that was demagnetized in millionths of a billionth of a...

Physicists often find thrifty, ingenious ways to reuse equipment and resources.

New research offers the first complete picture of why a promising approach of stuffing more lithium into battery cathodes leads to their failure. A...

Watching electrons sprint between atomically thin layers of material will shed light on the fundamental workings of semiconductors, solar cells and other key technologies.

The newly launched Quantum Fundamentals, ARchitecture and Machines initiative will build upon existing strengths in theoretical and experimental quantum science and engineering at Stanford...

Twenty-eight teams tested their knowledge of science for a chance to go to the nationals

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will track billions of objects for 10 years, creating unprecedented opportunities for studies of cosmic mysteries.

A better understanding of these systems will aid in developing next-generation energy technologies.

SLAC Director Chi-Chang Kao spoke to the Stanford University Faculty Senate at its Feb. 21 meeting.

The LSST camera integration and testing team inserted a raft of nine imaging sensors into the body of the ComCam. This miniature version of...

Presented by Christopher Tassone. Throughout human history, improvements in the structure of metals have been essential to the sharpness of swords and the strength...

X-ray laser snapshots give scientists a new tool for probing trillionths-of-a-second atomic motions in 2-D materials