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Revealing nature’s fastest processes with X-rays, lasers and electrons
Studying the particles and forces that knit the cosmos together
Building smaller, faster, more powerful accelerators for all
Understanding the machinery of life at its most basic level
Inventing new tools for science and society
Finding clean, sustainable solutions for the world’s energy challenges
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Linac Coherent Light Source
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests
Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Science
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology
Stanford PULSE Institute
Center for Interface Science & Catalysis
SLAC & Stanford build the world’s largest digital camera for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
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SLAC and Stanford scientists used it to zoom in on an iconic RNA catalyst and a piece of viral RNA that’s a potential target...
Their work aims to bridge two approaches to driving the reaction – one powered by heat, the other by electricity – with the goal...
The advance opens a path toward a new generation of logic and memory devices that could be 10,000 times faster than today's.
These stripes of electron spin and charge are exciting because of their possible link to a phenomenon that could transform society by making electrical...
A better understanding of these materials and how they store and transport oil and gas could one day enable more efficient fossil fuel production.
The initiative will give scientists more access to powerful lasers at universities and labs.
The award celebrates Huang’s achievements studying atom-scale physics with fast X-ray pulses.
LaserNetUS funding will allow scientists to explore fundamental plasma science and inertial fusion energy research and technology.
The ePix series of detectors is designed to keep pace with ever more demanding experiments at SLAC and elsewhere.
SLAC completed its work on ComCam, a commissioning device to be installed in Chile later this year.
New SLAC-Stanford Battery Center bridges the gaps between discovering, manufacturing and deploying innovative energy storage solutions.
Researchers used a unique approach to learn more about what happens to silicon under intense pressure.
