Science news

SLAC and Stanford scientists used ultrafast electrons and a laser to reveal an unexpectedly strong optical response to ionization, opening new possibilities for radiological imaging and sensing while shedding light on the fundamental behavior of materials.

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs, a dark matter candidate – but researchers will need more data to confirm. 

New research reveals how a molecule absorbs light and gains a proton while its watery environment reorganizes in response. 

SLAC and Stanford researchers found that compressing solid-state battery material reduced the formation of lithium-filled cracks called dendrites, leading to faster charging and longer battery life.

The deep-underground experiment could produce early-scientific results in the search for one of nature’s most elusive substances even, before reaching optimal sensitivity when the full search begins next year.

Finding provides insights into design for heat-resistant fusion chamber. 

Researchers have documented the ultrafast motion of electrons, including two processes never before captured on their natural timescales.

In a SLAC-led study, four laboratories collaborated to ensure reproducibility in AI training data to predict new catalysts for future fuel production.

A new NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory image featuring hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies in and around the COSMOS field marks the Observatory’s first LSST Camera image and catalog release for science.

A new program led by SLAC and Sandia national laboratories connects investors and entrepreneurs with Department of Energy scientists to launch startups in key technology areas.

Researchers from the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center join USC in a project to help secure the U.S. supply of critical minerals.

Driven by curiosity about nature, SLAC researcher Shannon Harvey develops quantum dots, a mass-producible type of qubit, as part of the Q-NEXT collaboration.