Scientists have learned a lot about the Higgs boson in the decade since they discovered it. But intriguing questions remain.
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From ORNL, June 16, 2022: For its precision linear accelerator components, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Proton Power Upgrade project formed a strategic alliance with Fermilab to fabricate the PPU’s magnets.
Quantum collaboration demonstrates in Chicagoland the first steps toward functional long-distance quantum networks over deployed telecom fiber optics, opening the door to scalable quantum computing.
The 2013 documentary Particle Fever follows physicists from the start-up of the LHC through the discovery of the Higgs boson. Where are those physicists now?
Fermilab Director Lia Merminga was one of the scientists participating in a hearing of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Energy on June 22. Merminga provided testimony in the “Investigating the Nature of Matter, Energy, Space and Time” hearing, where she discussed the importance of high-energy physics research to the United States and global stakeholders along with its societal applications.
Senior engineering students designed a portable cleanroom and a modular cryomodule mockup for Fermilab’s new accelerator complex upgrade project.
The discovery of the Higgs boson inspired young people around the world to pursue a career in science and technology.
The award is intended to support researchers early in their careers when many scientists do their most formative work.
Meet a physicist who ran away to join the circus.
A postdoc on the PIP-II project, Pathak works on beam dynamics and also enjoys riding his bike around Fermilab and admiring the blue sky of the Illinois prairieland.