Author: Glennda Chui

Q&A with SLAC’s newly appointed Lab Director John Sarrao

John L. Sarrao begins this month as the sixth director of the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park. He comes to

by Glennda Chui
on October 9, 2023

To address climate change, will Menlo Park be the birthplace of a better battery?

The Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University has announced the launch of a new joint battery center at SLAC in Menlo

by Glennda Chui
on April 21, 2023

SLAC study reveals active site of enzyme linked to stuttering

Scientists from the Joint Center for Structural Genomics (JCSG) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park have determined the 3-D structure of the chemically

by Glennda Chui
on May 25, 2013

Is a vampire loose in your house (sucking energy, not blood)?

Editor's note: SLAC selected "vampire load" as its "word of the week" and turned it into an energy efficiency reminder. While bracing for goblins and

by Glennda Chui
on October 30, 2011

SLAC’s Michelle Smith gets double dose of fame in Michael Jackson video

Thousands of fans from all over the world sent clips to the producers of a new Michael Jackson video, hoping they’d be chosen for this

by Glennda Chui
on June 23, 2011