SLAC’s microelectronics research is breaking new ground in sustainable computing.
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TID leverages its state-of-the-art scientific expertise in exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum and in advanced instrumentation to develop novel technologies.
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Video
This animation shows an accelerator cavity whose design is being optimized with the help of a dashboard Kitware developed for use with SLAC’s ACE3P...
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Learn how SLAC’s partnerships promote scientific discoveries and their practical applications.
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Illustration
To find the best possible shape for an accelerator component (left), researchers often have to tweak a number of factors...
![A diagram shows a curvy gray shape before (left) and after its shape is optimized by trimming away a section shown in green. A chart at center shows blue and red lines converging on an ideal target value over a number of simulation runs.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/ace3p_story_visual_sv_optimization_final.jpg?h=a85e9bba&itok=42zJjCdR)
Illustration
With help from two small businesses, SLAC’s vintage ACE3P software is spreading its wings to make supercomputing easier and faster.
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