Stanford Institute for Materials & Energy Sciences (SIMES)

SLAC and Stanford researchers have developed a breakthrough technique that quantifies energy dissipation in complex, small systems, offering insights into energy use, efficiency, and speed in computers and other devices.

Derek Mendez and Xueli “Sherry” Zheng aim to accelerate drug discovery and improve energy storage.

SLAC and Stanford scientists uncovered a quantum spin liquid, a state of matter that may have applications for quantum information.

Results obtained with SLAC’s X-ray laser show how tiny magnetic coils can align over a surprisingly broad timescale, inspiring new ideas for microelectronics. 

Researchers taking the first-ever direct measurement of atom temperature in extremely hot materials inadvertently disproved a decades-old theory and upended our understanding of superheating. 

The team watched how a strained strontium titanate membrane crossed into ferroelectric – and quantum – territory. 

The Hubbard Model was unable to predict electron dynamics in a simplified, one-dimensional cuprate system, hinting at an additional attractive force. 

Using an advanced technique at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, researchers make surprising discoveries.

The research lays the groundwork for deeper exploration of high-temperature superconducting materials, with real-world applications such as lossless power grids and advanced quantum technologies.

A SLAC study shows a process called atomic relaxation offers a new way to explore quantum states in these puzzling materials.

The Center for Energy Efficient Magnonics (CEEMag) brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers from SLAC and seven universities

The finding could help future efforts to design superconductors that work at higher temperatures.