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News Feature · VIA Stanford News

Uranium From Seawater Factors Into Nuclear Power

Researchers, including from SIMES, say extracting uranium from seawater could help nuclear power play a larger role in a carbon-free energy future.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Wizardly Neutrinos

Why can a neutrino pass through solid objects?

X-rays show details of an insect virus’s crystalline cocoon with sub-nanometer resolution.

News Feature · VIA Stanford News

H. Pierre Noyes, Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 92

H. Pierre Noyes, the first director of SLAC's Theory Group, died in Stanford on Sept. 30, 2016, at age 92. Noyes, a theoretical physicist, leaves behind a legacy of distinctive academic work and activism.

photo - pierre noyes
News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Physics Love Poems

Advance your romance with science.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

LZ Dark Matter Detector on Fast Track

Construction has officially launched for the LZ next-generation dark matter experiment.

News Feature · VIA Symmetry Magazine

Physics Love Poem Challenge

Think you can do better than the Symmetry staff? Send us your poems!

An ancient surprise surfaced in 1964 during construction of the 2-mile linear accelerator.

The contaminant binds to organic matter in sediments, which increases persistence in groundwater.

After 50 Years of Operation, One-third of the Lab’s Historic Linear Accelerator Is Extracted to Build Powerful New X-Ray Laser

photo - the empty accelerator tunnel

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