SLAC Colloquia

Chris Barty shares some of the work that is being done at at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory surrounding the development of a new generation of gamma-ray sources called "MEGa-rays." (June 27, 2011)

Tsumoru Shintake talks about the XFEL/SPring-8 machine and the mechanisms it uses such as a single-crystal thermionic-cathode electron gun and an in-vacuum undulatory. (March 7, 2011)

James Rosenzwieg explains how high-energy physics colliders and free electron lasers must become smaller and cheaper for accelerator-based science to survive. (February 28, 2011)

Abigail Forestner explores America's early space program led by Astrophysicist James Van Allen. (February 7, 2011)

Richard Morse delves into the outlook for global carbon policy, how international coal markets are evolving, and what strategies and technologies might realistically be used to reduce emissions from coal. (June 13, 2011)

Eric Colby discusses accelerator innovations and their promise for improving patient outcomes. (February 14, 2011)

Vladimir Litvinenko discusses several breakthroughs in accelerator science that will either revolutionize the industry or create a radical change in direction. (February 22, 2011)

Movies have transformed our perception of the world. The remarkably small and extremely fast molecular world that determines how your body functions cannot be captured with even the most sophisticated movie camera today. (December 12, 2006)

Movies have transformed our perception of the world. The remarkably small and extremely fast molecular world that determines how your body functions cannot be captured with even the most sophisticated movie camera today. (December 12, 2006)

The insecurity generated by nuclear weapons greatly exceeds their value to U.S. security. Various steps to redress this problem is discussed. (March 12, 2007)

The faint radio signal that fills our universe is the echo of the beginning of the universe. Sarah Church describes how this is observed, what was learned from them, and what future experiments may yield. (June 27, 2007)

The insecurity generated by nuclear weapons greatly exceeds their value to U.S. security. Various steps to redress this problem is discussed. (March 12, 2007)

The faint radio signal that fills our universe is the echo of the beginning of the universe. Sarah Church describes how this is observed, what was learned from them, and what future experiments may yield. (June 27, 2007)

This lecture explains the concept of dimensions and show that current theoretical models predict the existence of extra spatial dimensions which could be in the discovery reach of present and near-term experiments. (April 25, 2007)

This lecture explains the concept of dimensions and show that current theoretical models predict the existence of extra spatial dimensions which could be in the discovery reach of present and near-term experiments. (April 25, 2007)

New text on the "Archimedes Palimpsest" revealed by x-ray beam at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory.