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SLAC Celebrates Legacy of Theoretical Physicist Sidney Drell

Nearly 200 guests attended a symposium on fundamental physics to celebrate the former deputy director’s numerous scientific contributions, which continue to have a tremendous...

February 5, 2018  ·  5 min read
Sid Drell Symposium January 2018
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These colorful crystals may hold clues for future quantum computers

SLAC and Stanford scientists uncovered a quantum spin liquid, a state of matter that may have applications for quantum information.

November 14, 2025  ·  5 min read
An assembly of blue-green crystals
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A miniature camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will help test the observatory and take first images

SLAC completed its work on ComCam, a commissioning device to be installed in Chile later this year.

June 19, 2019  ·  4 min read
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Researchers track the motion of a single electron during a chemical reaction

They used SLAC’s ultrafast X-ray laser to follow the impact of a single electron moving within a molecule during an entire chemical reaction.

August 20, 2025  ·  4 min read
An illustration of X-rays scattering off the valence electrons surrounding ammonia molecules and getting captured on a detector.
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Perspectives on 10 Years of Discovery With Fermi

By capturing the most energetic light in the sky, the spacecraft continues to teach us about the mysteries of the universe.

June 11, 2018  ·  3 min read
Fermi scientists Michelson, Atwood and Ritz
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Sensors of world’s largest digital camera snap first 3,200-megapixel images at SLAC

The camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.

September 8, 2020  ·  9 min read
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SLAC Researchers Recreate the Extreme Universe in the Lab

Computer simulations and lab experiments help researchers understand the violent universe and could potentially lead to new technologies that benefit humankind.

April 15, 2016  ·  6 min read
Researchers use X-rays to study some of the most extreme and exotic forms of matter ever created, in detail never before possible.
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New Satellite with Superior X-ray Vision Launched

It will provide new insights into the physics of black holes, the formation of chemical elements, stars and galaxies, and the evolution of the...

February 19, 2016  ·  5 min read
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Mysterious Neutrinos Take the Stage at SLAC

SLAC is ramping up its efforts to understand neutrinos – elusive fundamental particles whose properties may help researchers solve a number of cosmic mysteries.

September 23, 2015  ·  7 min read
The EXO-200 underground detector.
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SLAC Gears Up for Dark Matter Hunt with LUX-ZEPLIN

Researchers at SLAC are setting up a test stand and liquid xenon purification system for the future LZ experiment, which is scheduled to begin...

May 20, 2015  ·  5 min read
illustration of LUX-ZEPLIN chamber
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Scientists Gather at SLAC to Prepare for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Two recent meetings at SLAC brought together experts working on computer hardware and software for LSST – a future telescope that will provide unprecedented...

March 9, 2015  ·  4 min read
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