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Areas of research: Physics of the universe; particle physics; LHC physics with the ATLAS Experiment; Higgs boson; advanced accelerator R&D; future electron-positron collider R&D...

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Physicist and scientific leader Sarrao will become SLAC’s sixth director and succeeds X-ray scientist Chi-Chang Kao, who stepped down after 10 years in the...

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Researchers demonstrate a way to remove the potent greenhouse gas from the exhaust of engines that burn natural gas.

Illustration of bubbles of methane on surface of catalyst

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Researchers have discovered that crystals can twist when they are sandwiched between two substrates – a critical step toward exploring new material properties for...

$This image shows a diffraction pattern of gold nanodics between substrates.$

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The results could lead to a better understanding of reactions with vital roles in chemistry and biology.

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Wan-Lin Hu’s job is to improve the way people and artificial intelligence collaborate to run SLAC’s complex machines.

Wan-Lin Hu is seen talking with talks with accelerator systems operator Kabir Lubana in the lab’s main Accelerator Control Room.

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s detailed, big-picture view of our Solar System and ability to quickly detect and track moving objects will provide a gold...

A ring of yellow dots representing surrounds the earth, which projects a green beam onto the dots.

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Seen in atomic detail, the seemingly smooth flow of ions through a battery’s electrolyte is a lot more complicated.

Photo of the laser lab apparatus used in the hopping ions experiment.

SLAC EXPERTS

Areas of research: structural biology; X-ray crystallography; synchrotrons and X-ray free-electron lasers; COVID-19 research and drug discovery; protein dynamics; experimental automation

Past Event

Spacetime and quantum mechanics are the pillars of our modern understanding of fundamental physics. But there are storm clouds on the horizon indicating that...

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The research could lead to a better understanding of how metals behave under extreme conditions, which will aid in the development of more resilient...

Caterina Vernieri

John Sarrao Named Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines

Researchers add a ‘twist’ to classical material design

Scientists watch gas-phase ions form and transform in real time

A day in the life of a human-in-the-loop engineer

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Rubin Observatory will inspire a new era in space missions without ever leaving the ground

A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been

Aina Cohen

The End of Spacetime

Researchers capture strange behavior of laser-excited gold