SLAC Colloquia SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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)