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SLAC and Stanford partner with Argonne National Laboratory and others toward a quantum-interconnected world.

Quantum networking is the framework that uses the strange properties of quantum mechanics to transmit quantum information, encoded in qubits, from one quantum device to another.

After a major upgrade, SLAC's X-ray free-electron laser is 10,000 times brighter and thousands of times faster. Now, researchers are using LCLS to observe electrons in real time as they move across molecules.

Her work will advance a next-generation experiment in the hope of detecting this mysterious ingredient of the universe.

Quantum materials behave in unexpected ways compared to the classical materials we are used to. 

With survey operations set to begin this fall, the Rubin control room at SLAC will serve as a key hub for training and remote observing support for the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Quantum sensing uses quantum phenomena to detect extremely subtle signals or changes that are beyond the reach of many traditional sensors.

X-rays unveil new molecular structure details that will help researchers design novel drug therapies to address antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Researchers used LCLS to capture the ultrafast motion of electrons inside molecules – at scales never before possible. 

They used SLAC’s ultrafast X-ray laser to follow the impact of a single electron moving within a molecule during an entire chemical reaction.

SLAC Deputy Director for Science and Technology Alberto Salleo's lab at Stanford is creating artificial synapses to replicate the brain’s efficiency and learning capacity in computing systems.

The technique could improve how scientists study materials and drive advancements in high-performance technologies, such as next-generation computer chips.