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How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.
A group known for making music with everyday objects recently got their hands on some extraordinary props.
Many visitors to Fermilab reasonably conclude from its name that Enrico Fermi worked at the laboratory, but he never did. In fact, he died in 1954, years before scientists even officially recommended the construction of a U.S. accelerator laboratory.
Using Twinkles, the new simulation of images of our night sky, scientists get ready for a gigantic cosmological survey unlike any before.
From the Department of Energy, Jan. 11, 2017: Fermilab is mentioned in several areas of the report, which highlights the remarkable accomplishments of the national labs, evaluates some of the improvements DOE has made in recent years in its management and coordination with the labs, and charts a course for continued American leadership in science and technology.
You can’t buy electronics for particle detectors off the shelf. Farah Fahim is one of the engineers who designs them.
The question is more complicated than it seems.
From Jefferson Lab, Jan. 6, 2017: Stuart Henderson, former associate laboratory director for accelerators at Fermilab, has been appointed the next director of Jefferson Lab in Virginia. He will assume his new responsibilities on April 3.
U.S.-CERN partnership takes on the mystery of neutrinos.
Sometimes being a physicist means giving detector parts the window seat.