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SLAC fundamental physics researchers study everything from elementary particles produced in accelerators to the large-scale structure of the universe. 

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A Syllabus in Cosmic Rays

What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment?

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Deep Learning Takes on Physics

Can the same type of technology Facebook uses to recognize faces also recognize particles?

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Public lecture presented by Tom Shutt

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Four physicists discuss Higgs boson research since the discovery.

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VIA Symmetry Magazine

What to Do with the Data?

Physicists and scientific computing experts prepare for an onslaught of petabytes.

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What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?

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It Came From the Physics Lab

Settle in for a physics-themed Halloween movie marathon.

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KIPAC’s Ralf Kaehler and Tom Abel contributed two scenes to the science documentary narrated by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

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The fellowship will support their research into developing new methods of imaging tiny particles and understanding the properties of the Higgs boson.

Tais Gorkhover and Michael Kagan, the 2016 Panofsky Fellows at SLAC
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Participants of SLAC’s summer school learned about the next generation of collider physics through lectures, topical conference talks, student projects, poster sessions and tours.

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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Our Galactic Neighborhood

What can our cosmic neighbors tell us about dark matter and the early universe?

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Five Facts About the Big Bang

It’s the cornerstone of cosmology, but what is it all about?