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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 and supercapacitors.

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
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

A Goldmine of Scientific Research

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

An experiment at SLAC’s X-ray laser provides new insight into the ultrafast motions of a muscle protein in a basic biochemical reaction.

Computerized rendering of 3-D structure of myoglobin. The jagged green line represents a pulse of la
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

LHC Achieves Record-Energy Collisions

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

Researchers at SLAC are setting up a test stand and liquid xenon purification system for the future LZ experiment, which is scheduled to begin its search for dark matter particles in 2019.

illustration of LUX-ZEPLIN chamber

SLAC scientists and engineers celebrated the completion of a new clean room, where the lab will assemble the camera of the future Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

LSST Clean room

Anne Sakdinawat, a SLAC scientist, has been selected to receive a grant to advance her work in producing and using new types of X-ray imaging tools.

Image - Anne Sakdinawat (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

The US and CERN Upgrade their Relationship

A new agreement paves the way for joint projects between the United States and CERN.

A commercial X-ray source with roots in SLAC research enables multi-mode computer tomography scans that outperform routine scans in hospitals. The technique could potentially find widespread use in medicine and other fields.

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