The Department of Energy's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center officially broke ground today for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), the world's first X-ray free-electron...

They saw how the material finds a path to contorting and flexing to avoid being irreversibly crushed.

One of 17 national laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, SLAC is also marking its 60th anniversary this year.

Under his 10-year leadership, the lab has significantly expanded its research and impact.

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The award celebrates Huang’s achievements studying atom-scale physics with fast X-ray pulses.

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SLAC Recent History (1990s-today NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST Camera module) – Building the largest digital camera for a 10-year survey of the...