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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.

Chemical reactions often involve intermediate steps that are too fast and complex for us to see  – even using our most advanced scientific instruments. Combining two X-ray spectroscopy techniques has now been shown to change that.

After decades of effort, scientists have finally seen the process by which nature creates the oxygen we breathe using SLAC’s X-ray laser.

The algorithm pairs machine-learning techniques with classical beam physics equations to avoid massive data crunching.

New SLAC-Stanford Battery Center bridges the gaps between discovering, manufacturing and deploying innovative energy storage solutions. 

The SLAC-Stanford team pulled hydrogen directly from ocean waters. Their work could help efforts to generate low-carbon fuel for electric grids, cars, boats and other infrastructure.

An astronomy festival will mark the milestone.

A molecule with hooks that can grip and disable the virus’s pesky protease shows potential for fighting infection.

SLAC researcher Sadasivan Shankar talks about a new environmental effort starting at the lab – building a roadmap that will help researchers improve the energy efficiency of computing, from devices like cellphones to artificial intelligence.

The synthetic galaxy catalog will help test Roman's capabilities and foster collaboration with the Rubin project. 

This ‘beautiful’ herringbone-like pattern could give rise to unique features that scientists are just starting to explore.

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