The goal: develop plasma technologies that could shrink future accelerators up to 1,000 times, potentially paving the way for next-generation particle colliders and powerful light sources.

The new technology could allow next-generation instruments to explore the atomic world in ever more detail.

Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.

Innovations at SLAC, including the world’s shortest X-ray flashes, ultra-high-speed pulse trains and smart computer controls, promise to take ultrafast X-ray science to a whole new level.

In experiments with the lab’s ultrafast "electron camera," laser light hitting a material is almost completely converted into nuclear vibrations, which are key to switching a material’s properties on and off for future electronics and other applications.

He is recognized for his numerous contributions to the advancement of accelerator physics, community service and education.

A new device could open new avenues for the generation of high-frequency radiation with applications in science, radar, communications, security and medical imaging.

A makeover of the historic Beam Switch Yard prepares the lab for the installation of the LCLS X-ray laser upgrade.

Researchers at SLAC are already looking at the largely unexplored realm of attosecond science.

Accelerator physicist Agostino Marinelli discusses how SLAC's X-ray laser makes femtosecond light.

SLAC celebrates five days of ultrafast science.

Join us for five days of ultrafast science from April 17 to 21.