As SLAC celebrates its 60th anniversary, Chi-Chang Kao looks back on the advancements, expansions, and collaborations that mark his 10-year tenure as director.
Molecular cage protects precious metals in catalytic converters
Encapsulating precious-metal catalysts in a web-like alumina framework could reduce the amount needed in catalytic converters – and our dependency on these scarce metals.
Researchers at SLAC found that “diamond rain” on giant ice planets could be more common than previously thought, and that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation.
Helium’s chilling journey to cool a particle accelerator
It takes just one and a half hours to make a superconducting particle accelerator at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory colder than outer space, thanks to a new helium-refrigeration plant.
For a d.school class project, PhD student Jannicke Pearkes turned her research at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory into an art installation that resembles a giant disco ball.
