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      Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all

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Researchers discover a surprising way to jump-start battery performance

Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is 30 times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to...

August 29, 2024  ·  5 min read
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Scientists unlock the secrets of how a key protein converts DNA into RNA

The results, which show how the protein adds nucleotides to the growing RNA chain, could lead to more effective medications.

August 29, 2024  ·  3 min read
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X-rays unlock secrets of Earth's core-mantle boundary and super-Earth magma oceans

This research advances our understanding of Earth's deep interior and exoplanets, opening new research avenues in Earth and planetary sciences.

October 3, 2024  ·  2 min read
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SLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center awarded $14.4 million to advance new manufacturing solutions for microelectronics

The Center for Energy Efficient Magnonics (CEEMag) brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers from SLAC and seven universities

September 4, 2024  ·  3 min read
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Scientists seek to invent a safe, reliable, and cheap battery for electricity grids

The Aqueous Battery Consortium of Stanford, SLAC, and 13 others seeks to overcome the limitations of a battery using water as its electrolyte.

September 3, 2024
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Three SLAC scientists awarded prestigious DOE Early Career Research Program grants

David Cesar, Julia Gonski and W.L. Kimmy Wu will each receive $2.75 million issued over five years for their research in X-ray and ultrafast...

September 10, 2024  ·  8 min read
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A day in the life of a machine learning expert

Digital design engineer Abhilasha Dave’s passion for connecting machine learning and hardware is helping SLAC solve big data challenges.

September 16, 2024  ·  5 min read
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Haleh Alimohamadi wins 2024 Spicer Young Investigator Award for breakthroughs in understanding cell membrane activity

Alimohamadi is being recognized for her novel integration of theoretical and experimental results to connect diverse health outcomes with cell membrane behavior.

September 13, 2024  ·  3 min read
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A modular neutrino detector years in the making

The prototype DUNE 2x2 detector will capture up to 10,000 neutrino interactions per day.

September 30, 2024  ·  6 min read
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s unparalleled vision will revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unite coordinated observations of cosmic phenomena using the four messengers of the universe.

September 12, 2024  ·  4 min read
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Public Lectures

​​Primordial Pathway: A Legacy of Ancient Life on Earth

It is a mystery how the earliest organisms on earth evolved the means to thrive, grow and reproduce under the sparse conditions of the...
Date Thursday, October 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Macon Abernathy
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