Margaux Lopez is helping prepare the Vera Rubin Observatory for the arrival of the largest digital camera ever built for astrophysics and cosmology.

The 3.5-meter  glass mirror is the first permanent component of the Simonyi Survey Telescope's  state-of-the-art, wide-field optical system to be installed and will soon...

LSST is currently under construction in Chile. The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is leading the construction of the LSST camera...

SLAC scientists develop an approach to better guide the preparation of cell slices for cryogenic-electron tomography imaging.

In a first-ever collaboration, three U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory light source facilities—the Advanced Light Source, the Linac Coherent Light Source, and the...

After five years, SLAC scientists are ready to prototype a new X-ray laser concept.

In 1962, in the rolling hills west of Stanford University, construction began on the longest and straightest structure in the world.

Find a career, partner with us or apply to use our tools and facilities. As a DOE Office of Science national laboratory run by Stanford University, SLAC offers unique collaborations and opportunities to innovate. We seek out and engage people...

The lab honors its remarkable past while continuing its quest for a brighter future.