A study at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggests for the first time how scientists might deliberately engineer superconductors that work at higher temperatures.

When Chinese workers searching for water found the famous Terracotta Warriors instead, they brought to light a scientific mystery.

Forty years ago, two different research groups announced the discovery of the same new particle and redefined how physicists view the universe.

Scientists have demonstrated that a promising technique for accelerating electrons on waves of hot plasma is efficient enough to power a new generation of shorter, more economical accelerators.

Cosmic inflation refers to a period of rapid, accelerated expansion that scientists think took place about 14 billion years ago.

Science Wonderland at AT&T Park Features Two SLAC Exhibits

Ultimate Goal: A Super-efficient Way to Conduct Electricity at Room Temperature

Four-day Event Includes Presentations by Nobel Prize Winners, Other Science Luminaries

SLAC scientists are among the researchers to receive funding to advance solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy.

Astrophysicists inspire space-related projects at a 24-hour hack-a-thon in San Francisco.

From 'Hollow' Atoms to Structures Inside Living Cells, SLAC's Laser Continues to Explore Science at the Extremes

Discovery at SLAC's Synchrotron Could Lead to New Drug Designs, Treatments