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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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Particles collide in this illustration

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What Is a “Particle”?

Quantum physics says everything is made of particles, but what does that actually mean?

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A small-scale version of the future detector allows researchers and engineers to test, develop and troubleshoot various aspects of its technology.

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1,000 Meters Below

Meet the world’s deepest underground physics facilities.

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Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider are once again recording collisions at extraordinary energies.

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The lab’s signature particle highway prepares to enter another era of transformative science as the home of the LCLS-II X-ray laser.

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The upgraded experiment aims to discover if neutrinos are their own antiparticles.

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A GUT Feeling about Physics

Scientists want to connect the fundamental forces of nature in one Grand Unified Theory.

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Five Fascinating Facts About DUNE

One: The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will look for more than just neutrinos.

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CERN physicist Edda Gschwendtner explains why we need big machines to study tiny particles.

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Bump Watch 2016

A bump in the LHC data has physicists electrified…but what does it mean?

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Test of DUNE Tech Begins

On the road to the world’s largest neutrino detector, take the “DUNE Buggy.”

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Daya Bay Discovers a Mismatch

The latest measurements from the Daya Bay neutrino experiment in China don’t align with predictions from nuclear theory.