Ten brilliant feats of science and technology
From Listverse, May 3, 2019: The Dark Energy Camera made this list of 10 brilliant feats of scientific technology, along with LIGO, the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Large Hadron Collider.
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How close are we to creating a lightsaber?
From Seeker, May 4, 2019: Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln appears in this video on what it would take to create the famed powerful and elegant lightsabers of Star Wars.
Multiple measurements close in on dark energy
From Cosmos, May 6, 2019: An extensive analysis of four different phenomena within the universe points the way to understanding the nature of dark energy, the Dark Energy Survey reveals.
Pesquisadores querem ação coordenada de financiamento na América Latina
From Agência FAPESP, May 1, 2019: Na última década foi iniciada, em diferentes países da América Latina, a operação de grandes infraestruturas de pesquisa, como o maior observatório de raios cósmicos do mundo, o Pierre Auger, na Argentina, e o Observatório Cherenkov de Água de Alta Altitude, no México. Nos próximos anos, devem ser concluídas as obras do Sirius – a nova fonte brasileira de luz síncrotron – e do Laboratório Argentino de Feixes de Nêutrons.
Will the Higgs boson help scientists trap dark matter?
From EarthSky, May 2, 2019: University of Chicago physicists and a former Fermilab scientist have laid out an innovative method – using the Higgs boson – for stalking dark matter. He said the Higgs might actually be “a portal to the dark world.”
Dark energy faces multiple probes
From APS’s Physics, May 1, 2019: The Dark Energy Survey has combined its analysis of four cosmological observables to constrain the properties of dark energy—paving the way for cosmological surveys that will run in the next decade.
First baby bison of year born at Fermilab
From Patch.com, April 29, 2019: Fermilab offers several annual traditions for our neighbors, from our Family Open House to our STEM Career Expo. But none are quite as anticipated as the birth of the year’s first baby bison. On April 20, baby bison season officially began. The first calf of the year was born in the early morning hours, and mother and baby are doing well.
First baby bison born at Fermilab herd this spring
From CBS Chicago, April 26, 2019: Officials say the calf was born on April 20, one of 12 to 14 expected this spring. The public is welcome to photograph and see the herd at the lab in Batavia, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of downtown Chicago. Admission is free.
Fórum discute meios de obter recursos para grandes colaborações científicas
From Agência FAPESP, April 30, 2019: O Instituto Sul-Americano para Pesquisa Fundamental (ICTP-SAIFR) sedia, nos dias 30 de abril e 1º de maio de 2019, o primeiro Fórum Estratégico Latino-Americano para Infraestrutura na Pesquisa (LASF4RI).
Grandes projetos internacionais exigem infraestrutura de pesquisa
From Agência FAPESP, May 1, 2019: Colaborações científicas de longo prazo exigem grande infraestrutura de pesquisa. Um bom exemplo disso está na Europa, o Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Considerada a maior máquina do mundo, levou uma década para ser construída, envolvendo milhares de cientistas de 111 países.