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As one of 17 Department of Energy national labs, SLAC pushes the frontiers of human knowledge and drives discoveries that benefit humankind. We invent...

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Researchers reveal why trace amounts of alloy added to some catalysts keep them performing better over time. The study suggests models that could boost...

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This week 200 members of the Cosmic Microwave Background Stage-4 (CMB-S4) collaboration are meeting at SLAC to focus on the continuing development of...

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Hannah Pollek and Travis Lange at the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) raft installation.

Hannah Pollek (right), and Travis Lange at the LSST Camera raft installation.

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By adjusting the heating process when making lithium-ion cathodes, the team created batteries that retained nearly 93% of their energy after 500 cycles.

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Tour stop at LCLS's XCS Hutch in the Far Experimental Hall

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As QuantISED enters its next phase in its effort to develop quantum technologies capable of exploring some of the universe’s biggest unanswered questions, scientists...

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Their strategy revealed new details that open the door to designing proteins with powerful abilities that could ultimately benefit medicine and manufacturing.

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The bioengineering professor will guide the university’s partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory.

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How to train your catalyst, one atom at a time

Mysteries of the Universe & Time Machines

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera raft installation

SLAC and Stanford researchers find an inexpensive way to make batteries last longer

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Building the quantum toolbox

Researchers pioneer method to rapidly design proteins

Jennifer Cochran is the new Stanford vice president for SLAC and for strategic initiatives