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Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

News Feature

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to illuminate the Universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new technology.

Cosmic Focus
News Feature

SLAC, Stanford researchers estimate that reducing harmful chemical emissions could cut cancer risks from smoke exposure by over 50%.

A forestry worker performing a prescribed burn
News Feature

Now that NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST Camera has been installed, what’s next?

A large black cylindrical camera is positioned in a telescope dome.
News Brief

The Hubbard Model was unable to predict electron dynamics in a simplified, one-dimensional cuprate system, hinting at an additional attractive force. 

Illustration of ultrastrong attraction between electrons in neighboring atoms within a 1D cuprate chain
News Feature

The long and continuing quest to understand dark energy has entered exciting new territory.

An illustration of a telescope with verdant trees on one side and a person raking leaves on the other.
News Brief

Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. That could help the search for vaccines and treatments. 

A cryo-EM image with blue blobs surrounded by purple lines representing cell nuclei and cell membranes, respectively.
News Brief

Using an advanced technique at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, researchers make surprising discoveries.

Image of a multicolored speckle pattern
Press Release

Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history.

A person in a hard hat looks at a giant black lens cap surrounded by a mirror.
News Feature

Researchers positioned lasers to compress billions of electrons together, creating a beam five times more powerful than before.

Claudio Emma and Brendan O’Shea examine experimental apparatus.
News Brief

Supported by SLAC’s catalysis group, researchers have discovered a promising method to remove contaminants during the making of polymers.

Molecules strike a material below.
News Brief

SSRL scientists have figured out how platinum electrodes dissolve, potentially paving the way for renewable energy improvements.

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News Brief

As a member of a collaborative team led by General Atomics, SLAC will help bridge basic research programs with the growing fusion industry. 

Graphic representation of lasers hitting a fusion fuel target in a fusion target chamber