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Dark Matter Evades Most Sensitive Detector

In its final run, the LUX experiment increased its sensitivity four-fold, but dark matter remains elusive.

Now the startup, Lumeras LLC, has a viable commercial product, and scientists have a new tool for studying the behavior of complex materials.

Lumeras founder Andrew Merriam, left, and SLAC/Stanford Professor Zhi-Xun Shen with a tabletop laser the company developed

The goal: Develop high-tech coatings that make the detector’s mirrors less “noisy”.

The new MFX station expands the X-ray laser’s capability and flexibility for biological studies, which are increasingly in demand at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source.

What’s the difference between a synchrotron and a cyclotron, anyway?

Four Stanford students receive funding for work on novel accelerators and beams for SLAC's X-ray laser.

Before Hitomi died, it sent back X-ray data that explain how turbulent motions may prevent cooling of hot gas.

Science-interested teens spent a week at the lab learning more about STEM at the inaugural Greene Scholars Program Summer Science Institute at SLAC.

Yi Cui and colleagues have developed new ways to improve hydrogen production and rechargeable zinc batteries.

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