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Our story

SLAC began in 1962 with construction of a 2-mile-long electron accelerator that would take particle physics to new heights. Today we are known for...
LCLS Coherent X-ray Imaging hutch
Press Release

X-ray Vision Exposes Aerosol Structures

Laser probes microscopic components of air pollution

June 27, 2012  ·  3 min read
Simulated Soot Particles (Image by Duane Loh and Andy Freeberg, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
News Feature

LCLS Offers New Method for Examining Membrane Proteins

Many membrane proteins serve as gateways in and out of the cell.

March 14, 2012  ·  3 min read
Magnified image of a micro-jet nozzle squirting an oily solution called a "lipidic sponge phase"
About us

About our name

The name SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory pays homage to the legacy of the lab and its connection to Stanford University and the Department of Energy (DOE).

SLAC gate sign
Animation

UED gold diffraction

This movie shows the transition of a gold sample from a solid (dotted pattern) to a liquid (ring pattern) after...
June 26, 2018
UED Gold Melting
News Feature

SLAC Physicist Explores Parallel Universes Sunday Night on Discovery Channel

Are parallel universes real?

September 1, 2011  ·  2 min read
Making of "Through the Wormhole" (Photo by Melinda Lee.)
Website

Travel @ SLAC

The SLAC Travel Office is the first stop for travel planning and reimbursement information.

Drone view of Interstate 280 going over linac bridge looking north.
News Feature
VIA Symmetry Magazine

Proposed plan for the future of US particle physics (2014)

The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s report, released today, recommends a strategic path forward for US particle physics.

May 22, 2014
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Industry partnerships

As one of 17 Department of Energy national laboratories, SLAC conducts research in a wide range of scientific areas and develops technologies in support of national priorities.

Staff engineer Bruis van Vlijmen demonstrates how he works in the Battery Informatics Lab at SLAC
Past Event
Special Events

SLAC Project Opportunity Day

In conjunction with SLAC’s Small Business | Supplier Diversity Program. Representatives from SLAC projects, research, facilities, operations, and others will be on hand to...
Date Wednesday, November 29, 2023
8:30 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m.  PT
SLAC from the sky
Past Event
Public Lecture

Seeing is Exploding: Snapping Biological Images with X-ray Laser Blasts

Presented by Sebastien Boutet. SLAC's X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, launched a new generation of light sources when it opened 10 years...

Date Tuesday, May 21, 2019
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building (B53)
stillframe from public lecture video Seeing is Exploding
Past Event
public lecture

Super-Human Operator: Controlling Accelerators with Machine Learning

Particle accelerators are used every day in a wide range of scientific, medical and industrial applications. But did you know that the task of...
Date Tuesday, October 1, 2019
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium, Science and User Support Building (B53)
stillframe public lecture super human operator