The Internet History Initiative wants future historians to have a chance to understand how human progress and technical ...

Harnessing the power of the sun holds the promise of providing future societies with energy abundance. To make this a reality, fusion researchers need to address many technological challenges. For ...

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers have captured, for the first time, detailed images of ...

At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, scientists from across the globe are using advanced X-rays to find a long-lost map of the galaxy by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

A particle accelerator's $1 billion upgrade could lead to improvements in electronic gear. Also in SLAC's sights: better batteries and cancer treatments. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

In October 2023, John Sarrao ’89 became the newest director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the sixth in its history. Sarrao had previously worked for 30 years at Los Alamos National ...

Aside from shining a billion times brighter than prior technology, SLAC National Laboratory’s newly upgraded Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS-II) heralds trailblazing research capabilities that could ...

A powerful X-Ray machine at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park is giving a special look into some historic documents. With a combination of history, science, technology and liberal arts, ...

Come visit the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (usually called SLAC), on the edge of the Stanford University campus, to learn about the inner workings of its 2-mile-long accelerator, which is ...