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Working at the forefront of particle physics, SLAC scientists use powerful particle accelerators to create and study nature’s fundamental building blocks and forces, build sensitive detectors to search for new particles and develop theories that explain and guide experiments. SLAC's particle physicists want to understand our universe – from its smallest constituents to its largest structures.

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The first pair of towers are now at the Ontario facility, where they'll further the hunt for dark matter particles.

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Together with two long-time collaborators, he is recognized for work that helps us understand the strong nuclear force.

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An enormous vat of pure liquid xenon will help scientists at SLAC and around the globe learn more about the universe.

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The power of awe and the cosmos

A cosmologist, cultural historian, and neurosurgeon discuss how outer space and otherworldly phenomena can inspire discovery across disciplines and bring people together.

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To capture as much information as possible about clouds of atoms at the heart of the MAGIS-100 experiment, SLAC scientists devised a dome of...

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They’ll work on experiments that search for dark matter particles and exotic neutrino decays that could help explain why there’s more matter than antimatter...

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July 4 marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson.

Higgs Boson!
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Toro and Schuster are being recognized for their contributions to the design of experiments that use particle accelerators to search for dark matter particles.

SLAC physicists Natalia Toro and Philip Schuster
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Edelen draws on machine learning to fine tune particle accelerators, while Kurinsky develops dark matter detectors informed by quantum information science.

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The leaders of SLAC's Technology Innovation Directorate discuss how their group supports the lab's most innovative projects.

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VIA Symmetry Magazine

What is a quantum network?

As we step into the quantum age, here are four things to know about quantum networks.

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The quantum squeeze

A technique from the newest generation of quantum sensors is helping scientists to use the limitations of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to their advantage.

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