SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC’s superconducting X-ray laser reaches operating temperature colder than outer space

[caption id="attachment_91483" align="alignnone" width="600"] Brand photos inside the LCLS-II tunnel, taken April 6, 2022. (Jim Gensheimer/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)[/caption] Nestled 30 feet underground in Menlo

by Ali Sundermier
on May 18, 2022

SLAC scientists invent low-cost emergency ventilator and share the design for free

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park have invented an emergency ventilator that could help save the lives of

by Contributed Content
on August 13, 2020

SLAC and Berkeley Lab team up for virtual summer program accelerating girls’ engagement in STEM

SAGE-S (Science Accelerating Girls' Engagement in STEM) is a one week summer program for public high school students (age 14-17) which aims to foster innovation,

by Linda Hubbard
on August 3, 2020

SLAC joins the global fight against COVID-19 – Part 1

As part of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Parkhas re-opened some of its

by Manuel Gnida
on April 19, 2020

Meet Hannah Pollek, who’s helping put the pieces of a giant telescope camera together

At 8:00 am each morning, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) camera’s integration and testing team shuffles into a conference room at  SLAC National Accelerator

by Andrew Freeberg
on January 17, 2020

SLAC talk about “the quark discoveries” set for Oct. 14

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the quark discovery, SLAC will host a special colloquium on Monday, Oct. 14 from 3:30-4:30 pm. SLAC’s Martin Breidenbach,

by Contributed Content
on October 13, 2019

Retired SLAC physicist Gregory Loew writes a book about The Human Condition

We arrived at Gregory Loew's home in Atherton to talk about his new book, The Human Condition: Reality, Science and History, but our conversation was initially derailed

by Linda Hubbard
on October 7, 2019

Congressional representatives visit SLAC and other national laboratories

Last week, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) (pictured 5th from right) was part of a congressional delegation that visited SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park. Also

by Linda Hubbard
on August 19, 2019

“3D Printing for Perfect Metal Parts” is next SLAC lecture on March 26

Christopher Tassone will be speaking at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory [Panofsky Auditorium Science and User Support Building (BLDG 53)] on Tuesday, March 26 at 7:30 pm.

by Contributed Content
on March 24, 2019

Remastered 1964 films by Menlo Park filmmaker show origins of SLAC

A pair of 1964 films detailing the construction of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, later renamed SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, were recently remastered and are now

by Andrew Freeberg
on February 25, 2019