LIGO sees gravitational waves
The experiment confirms the last piece of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
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Neutrinos on a seesaw
A possible explanation for the lightness of neutrinos could help answer some big questions about the universe.
South Pole’s next generation of discovery
From University of Chicago, Jan. 26, 2016: Argonne, Fermilab and the University of Chicago are among the dozen institutions that are working on upgrading the South Pole Telescope. Scientists are getting ready to install a new camera on the telescope later this year to plumb the earliest history of the cosmos.
Weighing the lightest particle
Physicists are using one of the oldest laws of nature to find the mass of the elusive neutrino.
Fermilab has Family Open House down to a science
From The Beacon-News, Feb. 1, 2016: A crowd of at least 2,500 people got the chance to view the facilities as well as exhibits at Fermilab’s Family Open House, which included physics projects offered by students living in neighboring communities including St. Charles, Naperville and Aurora.
Our imperfect vacuum
The emptiest parts of the universe aren’t so empty after all.
Former Fermilab Director Michael Witherell named new head of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of California, Jan. 21, 2016: The University of California Board of Regents on Jan. 21 approved Michael Witherell, vice chancellor for research at UC Santa Barbara, as director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Witherell was director of Fermilab from 1999 to 2005.
Is the neutrino its own antiparticle?
The mysterious particle could hold the key to why matter won out over antimatter in the early universe.