Engineering

Batteries power everything from medical devices to electronic devices, yet the core technology hasn't fundamentally changed in decades. At the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center, scientists are working with industry to change that.

The X-ray Pump Probe instrument is returning to normal operations this spring, anticipating a major capability boost when the high-energy beam comes online. 

Derek Mendez and Xueli “Sherry” Zheng aim to accelerate drug discovery and improve energy storage.

SLAC experts discuss how microelectronics impacts our lives and where the future lies in this Q&A.

Surfing a plasma wave, electrons get an energy and brightness boost.

His visit highlighted the breadth of our world-class research and the people and collaborations that make it possible. A key theme of the day: how SLAC and the National Labs are advancing AI to accelerate discovery.

In this Q&A, Arianna Gleason discusses the technologies needed to make commercialized fusion energy a reality and how SLAC is advancing this energy frontier. 

The microelectronics that power daily life and speed discoveries in science and technology are the focus of a bold new vision to make them more energy efficient and able to operate in extreme environments.

Digital design engineer Abhilasha Dave’s passion for connecting machine learning and hardware is helping SLAC solve big data challenges.

David Cesar, Julia Gonski and W.L. Kimmy Wu will each receive $2.75 million issued over five years for their research in X-ray and ultrafast science, new physics and primordial gravitational waves.

The SLAC/Stanford researcher is a leading materials scientist and entrepreneur whose research is paving the way for better batteries, cleaner power grids.

The software tool sorts through messy data to reveal what’s really going on with solar panels on cloudy and sunny days.