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Physicists Observe First Events at Asymmetric B Factory (PDF)

Exploring fundamental composition of the universe

May 28, 1999
View down the tunnel of the Asymmetric B Factory.
News Release

SLAC Physicist Named 1999 MacArthur Fellow (PDF)

Eva Silverstein, a theoretical physicist whose studies have provided interesting new ideas about the nature of the universe, is one of this year's MacArthur...

June 22, 1999
Eva Silverstein
News Release

NIH AND DOE to Upgrade Synchrotron X-Ray Research Facilities in California and New York

Multimillion Dollar Investment to Increase Understanding of Disease and Help Develop New Pharmaceuticals

July 7, 1999
synchronized molecules

Keith Hodgson

SSRL director 1998 – 2005
SSRL director 1998 – 2005

Sebastian Doniach

SSRL director 1973 – 1978
Sebastian Doniach

Kelly Gaffney

SSRL director 2014 – 2019
Kelly Gaffney

Chi Chang Kao

SSRL director 2010 – 2014
Former Director of SLAC, Chi-Chang Kao

Piero Pianetta

SSRL Director 2009, 2012 – 2014
Piero Pianetta

Artie Bienenstock

SSRL director 1978 – 1997
Artie Bienenstock
Feature

Q&A: How to make computing more sustainable

SLAC researcher Sadasivan Shankar talks about a new environmental effort starting at the lab – building a roadmap that will help researchers improve the...

March 22, 2023  ·  5 min read
Sadasivan Shankar
Feature

Researchers find new molecule that shows promise in slowing SARS-CoV-2

A molecule with hooks that can grip and disable the virus’s pesky protease shows potential for fighting infection.

March 28, 2023  ·  4 min read
This graphic illustration shows how a SARS-CoV-2 protease attaches to a new molecule. The new molecule is meant to slow the virus inside an infected person.
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LHC experiments see four top quarks

The ATLAS and CMS experiments have observed a process 4,000 times rarer than the production of Higgs bosons.

March 28, 2023  ·  5 min read
A person wearing a helmet kneels in front of a long metal particle accelerator tube.