News Feature
VIA Stanford News
Stanford physicist’s quest for the perfect keys to unlock the mysteries of superconductivity
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One of the most urgent challenges of our time is discovering how to generate the energy and products we need sustainably, without compromising the well-being of future generations by depleting limited resources or accelerating climate change. SLAC pursues this goal on many levels.