The Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Ring (SPEAR) at SLAC was completed in 1972 and has been used by physicists to discover new particles, most...

New Technology Allows Faster, More Accurate Imaging of Hard-to-study Membrane Proteins

A discovery by SLAC researchers into how chemical reactions take place on a platinum catalyst could lead to more efficient, less costly fuel cells.

A study with SLAC's X-ray laser is a key step toward producing movies that show how a single molecule changes during a chemical reaction

Editors of the journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, have selected their annual Top 10 Science Breakthroughs of...

Crafted in a single atomic layer, it could be a natural fit for making thin, flexible light-based electronics, as well as futuristic 'spintronics' and...

Using an entire galaxy as a lens to look at an object in the far distance, researchers are learning more about powerful jets emitted...

The distant universe looks a little clearer, thanks to tens of thousands of citizen scientists who classified more than 6 million images over the...

During SLAC's public lecture on Jan 28, Shoucheng Zhang will explain how the recent discovery of a new state of matter – the topological...

Scientists studying five years of data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found the first gamma-ray variable pulsar.

A 2-ton instrument the size of a compact car, now available at SLAC's X-ray laser, makes it possible to capture more detailed images of...

While this particular material is very unstable, the research shows it may be possible to find a material with the properties graphene has to...