American Physical Society to join SCOAP3 from 2018
From SCOAP3, April 27, 2017: High-energy physics articles published in the three APS journals Physical Review C, Physical Review D and Physical Review Letters will be open-access as of January 2018.
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Baby bison keep Fermilab herdsman hopping
From The Beacon-News, April 25, 2017: At the high-tech scientific center that is Fermilab in Batavia, Cleo Garcia has a unique job – herdsman.
Muons’ big moment could fuel new physics
From Nature, April 11, 2017: Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment will measure the muon’s magnetic moment with unparalleled precision, perhaps revealing unknown virtual particles.
Elginites asked to name newest bison at Lords Park Zoo
From Daily Herald, April 11, 2017: Elgin’s youngest bison has been known only as No. 67 — from the Fermilab auction where she was purchased — and needs a name.
Bajan’s wand ready for next oil spill
From Nation News, April 9, 2017: Arden Warner is attracting attention to himself and his work as a physicist at Fermilab and to his private exploit developing a nontoxic way to clean up oil spills.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory director discusses neutrinos
From The Shorthorn, April 19, 2017: University Hall Room 108 was over its 252-person capacity as spectators gathered to listen to Nigel Lockyer, Fermilab director, give his biggest talk about neutrinos.
Best places to hike around Chicago
From Chicagoist, April 6, 2017: Fermilab isn’t just the site of major discoveries about the fabric of reality and a really, really big magnet. It’s also a lovely place in the Western burbs to enjoy a restored slice of the tallgrass prairie that once dominated Illinois.
Search for the universe’s missing antimatter remains annoyingly nebulous
From Wired, April 5, 2017: For some reason, more matter formed than antimatter just after the Big Bang, and physicists don’t know why. “It’s one of the very biggest mysteries in the universe,” says physicist Don Lincoln of Fermilab.
Fermilab event shows kids fast-paced science experiments
From Daily Herald, March 19, 2017: Hundreds of kids and their families watched in awe on March 19 as suburban science teachers presented fast-paced demonstrations about electricity during the 30th annual Wonders of Science show at Fermilab in Batavia.
Superhero plan to time travel in Large Hadron Collider isn’t sci-fi
From Inverse, March 9, 2017: In the latest issue of the Justice League-Power Rangers crossover comic, superheroes gather at the mouth of what seems to be the LHC to discuss how to use it to jump across universes. A Vanderbilt University scientist and others believe LHC collisions could produce the Higgs singlet, which had the power to travel back and forth in time.