SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Spotted: Secretary of State Antony Blinken at SLAC in Menlo Park

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo were in Menlo Park yesterday morning to highlight a new

by Linda Hubbard
on October 18, 2022

Menlo Park is home to the world’s largest digital camera

Menlo Park is currently the home of the world’s largest digital camera for astronomy. It resides in a "clean room" — one with low levels

by Linda Hubbard
on September 30, 2022

A day in the life of an electricity and cool cow engineer

About one hundred miles from his office, Gustavo Cezar steps over a tall pile of hay. Taking care of hundreds of cows might seem like

by David Krause
on July 19, 2022

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

Nestled 30 feet underground in Menlo Park, a half-mile-long stretch of tunnel is now colder than most of the universe. It houses a new superconducting

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