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Installation of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument begins at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Mayall Telescope Star Trails
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Subatomic Smackdown

When it comes to talent, versatility and the power to change the world, which atomic particle is the champ?

Two dozen teams competed for a chance to go to the Nationals, and 60 trained volunteers worked to make the regional contest happen.

Regional Science Bowl champion team

Nearly 200 guests attended a symposium on fundamental physics to celebrate the former deputy director’s numerous scientific contributions, which continue to have a tremendous impact on our understanding of the subatomic world.

Sid Drell Symposium January 2018

Facebook ultimately prevailed in a flag football tournament organized by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and hosted by SLAC.

athletic field at Stanford University’s Arrillaga Recreation Center at SLAC

The new technique will allow researchers to observe ultrafast chemical processes previously undetectable at the atomic scale.

Yuantao Ding and Marc Guetg in the SLAC Control Room

The goal of these X-ray studies is to find ways to improve manufacturing of specialized metal parts for the aerospace, aircraft, automotive and healthcare industries.

A metal 3-D printed sample.

Combining X-ray and electron data from two cutting-edge SLAC instruments, researchers make the first observation of the rapid atomic response of iron-platinum nanoparticles to light. The results could help develop ways to manipulate and control future magnetic data storage devices.

ultrafast electron diffraction on iron-platinum
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Neural Networks for Neutrinos

Scientists are using cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to analyze physics data.

Unique device will create bunches of electrons to stimulate million-per-second X-ray pulses for LCLS-II.

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