Crews cooled a tunnel housing a particle accelerator to negative 456 degrees Fahrenheit — a temperature cooler than much of space — on April 15. Part of an upgrade project to Linac Coherent Light ...

Since the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory powered up its "linac" half a century ago, the 2-mile-long particle accelerator has driven a large number of successful research ...

After nearly a decade in development, the second iteration of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the DoE's Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) is nearly ready to start throwing photons ...

Scientists are preparing to unleash an extraordinarily powerful X-ray beam that will help reveal how the universe works at the tiniest scales. The beam is made possible thanks to an upgrade to the ...

MENLO PARK, Calif. (KGO) -- An incredible one-week experience just wrapped up for more than 20 local kids. Each of them got to spend time at one of the most advanced laboratories in the world for a ...

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 ...

Alexander Chao, a professor emeritus of particle physics and astrophysics at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has been recognized with the 2018 ...

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In new research, scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in collaboration with ...

Winter, center, presents her work on marble rollercoasters to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory staff in Menlo Park on July 19, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Incoming fifth and sixth grade ...

Did you know one of the longest buildings on the planet is in Menlo Park? And drivers speeding along Interstate 280, near Sand Hill Road, pass mere meters above it? Bay Curious listener Eric Nelson of ...