A brief etymology of particle physics
How did the proton, photon and other particles get their names?
1941 - 1950 of 2181 results
First results from search for a dark light
The Heavy Photon Search at Jefferson Lab is looking for a hypothetical particle from a hidden “dark sector.”
Friends of Lords Park Zoo announces baby bison’s name
From The Courier-News, May 23, 2017: A bison that Fermilab gave up for adoption by the Elgin Zoo now has a name.
The founding of Fermilab
From CERN Courier, May 19, 2017: Former Fermilab archivist and historian Adrienne Kolb recounts how, 50 years ago, U.S. physicists established a new laboratory and with it a new approach to carrying out frontier research in high-energy physics.
Fermilab names Genevan artist-in-residence
From the Kane County Chronicle, May 17, 2017: Geneva resident Jim Jenkins has been chosen as Fermilab’s third artist-in-residence, and has big plans for his tenure.
The facts and nothing but the facts
At a recent workshop on blind analysis, researchers discussed how to keep their expectations out of their results.
CERN unveils new linear accelerator
Linac 4 will replace an older accelerator as the first step in the complex that includes the LHC.
Understanding the unknown universe
The authors of We Have No Idea remind us that there are still many unsolved mysteries in science.
Five questions with Dan Hooper
From Astronomy, May 4, 2017: Fermilab’s Dan Hooper sat down with Astronomy Editor-in-Chief Dave Eicher to discuss cutting-edge research into the unknowns of the universe.