Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)

Discovery paves the way for new synthesis of antibiotics

If the excitement and enthusiasm of young scientists like Eric Verploegen could be pumped directly into the power grid, the world's energy problems could be solved tomorrow.

In 1971, physicist Burton Richter of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was building a new type of particle collider called a storage ring.

Public lecture presented by Uwe Bergmann

For five days in May, the ancient collided with the ultra-modern at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), bringing brilliant, long-hidden ideas to light with brilliant X-ray light.

Public lecture presented by Herman Winick

The White House has announced the intent to nominate Arthur Bienenstock to the post of Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).