SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.

With survey operations starting this fall, a new control room will act as a pivotal hub for training and remote observations at the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

A new technique that allows scientists to study materials with one quick flash could drive advancements in high-performance technologies like next-generation computer chips.

With a suite of advanced instruments at SLAC’s LCLS facility, researchers are seeing significant improvements in data quality and taking up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago.

An innovative method to measure atom temperature in extremely hot materials is already changing our understanding of the world, overturning long-held beliefs about superheating.

More than 20 years ago, Stanford and SLAC launched the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, setting in motion a chain of events that helped bring the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) to life. On Monday, scientists and engineers reacted to the first images from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, marking a historic milestone for LSST and its survey of the southern sky.

Two decades ago, Stanford and SLAC took a gamble on an unproven telescope design that had no funding, no home, and no official backing. Now, with first images in hand and full operations on the horizon, that bet is on the verge of paying off.

Wright met with SLAC staff and toured the lab’s cutting-edge facilities, diving into world-leading research in X-ray and ultrafast science, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, and more.

Leading researchers gathered at SLAC on Pellegrini’s 90th birthday to honor his scientific legacy and discuss the future of X-ray free-electron laser science.

Researchers have discovered a small molecule that restores stressed mitochondria in human cells – damage tied to diseases including Parkinson’s, diabetes, and cancer. The work, now patented, could lead to the development of new treatments.