Geeks of Menlo

Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser pushed to record energies at SLAC in Menlo Park

John Hill watched with eager anticipation as controllers in Menlo Park ramped up the power systems driving SLAC's X-ray laser in an attempt to achieve

by Glenn Roberts Jr.
on June 18, 2013

Chris Tackland displays his Playa Bumper Car at 2013 Maker Faire

We continue to highlight Menlo Park residents who participated in the 2013 Maker Faire. Here Chris Tacklind shows off  his Playa Bumper Car. The car

by Linda Hubbard
on May 29, 2013

Kavli open house draws sell out crowd eager to learn more about astrophysics and cosmology

After a decade spent studying some of the most puzzling questions in astrophysics, providing research and learning opportunities to more than 100 graduate students and

by Lori Ann White
on March 28, 2013

John Seeman discovers his love for physics in grade school and makes a career at SLAC in Menlo Park

John Seeman likes to keep a low profile. But during his 30 years at SLAC in Menlo Park, he’s played important roles in several very

by Lori Ann White
on February 7, 2013

SLAC scientist in Menlo Park receives international award for catalysis research

Jens Nørskov (pictured right, center), who has led the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis at SLAC in Menlo Park and Stanford since its

by Glenn Roberts Jr.
on January 21, 2013

SLAC’s Rock: ITIS AROCAN DITIS ABI GONE

A place like SLAC — dominated by hundreds of technicians, engineers and scientists, all busy building, maintaining, operating and using some of the most exotic

by Jym Clendenin
on January 17, 2013

M-A Team 766 begins the process of competing in the 2013 FIRST robotics competition

Menlo Atherton High School Team 766 was among the hundreds of teenagers on 50 teams from Bay Area high schools that gathered yesterday  for the

by Contributed Content
on January 6, 2013

SLAC’s x-ray laser takes aim at cosmic mystery

Scientists have used powerful X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo

by Contributed Content
on December 29, 2012

Bioinformatics is Café Scientifique topic on Sept. 11

Dr. Peter Karp, Director of the Bioinformatics Research Group and Artificial Intelligence Center, is the featured speaker at Café Scientifique on Tuesday, Sept. 11, starting at

by John McIntosh
on September 10, 2012

From Menlo Park startup E&M Labs emerges Skallops, a new construction toy

Evan Murphy and Michael Woods met at CalTech and proceeded on the typical geek course after graduating, joining forces on developing an email analytics software

by Linda Hubbard
on July 9, 2012