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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

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Masanori Yamauchi started his three-year term as head of Japan’s major center of particle physics research this spring.

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X-ray studies at SLAC have observed an exotic property that could improve performance in ever-smaller computer components.

3-D negative electronic compressibility, observed for the first time in research conducted, in part,
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Steady to a Fault

How do accelerators survive in some of the most earthquake-prone regions on Earth?

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Data collection has officially begun at the Large Hadron Collider.

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SLAC and the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis supported creation of a new carbon material that significantly improves the performance of batteries...

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Results from SIMES theorists pave the way for experiments that create and control new forms of matter with light.

Depiction of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern to form graphene
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A Goldmine of Scientific Research

The underground home of the LUX dark matter experiment has a rich scientific history.

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LHC Achieves Record-Energy Collisions

The Large Hadron Collider broke its own record again in 13-trillion-electronvolt test collisions.

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Researchers at SLAC are setting up a test stand and liquid xenon purification system for the future LZ experiment, which is scheduled to begin...

illustration of LUX-ZEPLIN chamber
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A new agreement paves the way for joint projects between the United States and CERN.

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Giant Magnet to Map Melted Matter

A 20-ton superconducting magnet has completed its journey from California to New York.

Photo of BaBar magnet arrives
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A team led by Stanford University scientists is using software to breathe new life into results from past biological experiments at SLAC’s X-ray laser.

This illustration shows Tiny crystallized biomolecules in a liquid solution (right) are streamed into X-ray laser pulses (shown as a white beam) in this illustration of crystallography at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser.