Collaboration builds fantastical stories from nuggets of truth

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Collaboration builds fantastical stories from nuggets of truth

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What happens when you pair CERN scientists with science fiction writers to create short stories inspired by particle physics?

DOE science and innovation officials visit projects, see progress at Fermilab

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DOE Under Secretary Richmond and Principal Deputy Under Secretary Douraghy visit Fermilab to tour major innovation and discovery projects.

The giant Broken Symmetry sculpture stands over the road into Fermilab's Batavia campus

Visiting Fermilab will require REAL ID-compliant identification, beginning May 3, 2023

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Beginning May 3, all visitors to Fermilab must show REAL ID-compliant identification to access the public areas.

Illustration of half a bagel with a cascade of icons representing multiple different objects and ideas landing on it from above

Whatever happened to the theory of everything?

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A theory of everything was all the rage in the 1980s. So where did it go?

Integrated Engineering Research Center and its reflection in the pond. About ten flag poles and their reflections are also visible.

New group accelerates Fermilab’s sustainability practices

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Lab leadership formed a new team of specialists to provide institutional support for its grassroots sustainability efforts.

A minute with Catherine Hurley, sustainability manager

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Catherine Hurley is here to help develop a vigorous sustainability program unique to Fermilab, and she’s open to suggestions and success stories.

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Practice makes perfect (particle detectors)

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Prototyping is an indispensable step in the development of particle physics experiments like DUNE and projects like PIP-II.

Fermilab’s baby bison season begins

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The first newborn calf of spring was born on April 13, signaling the start of Fermilab’s baby bison season.

Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk and Fermilab Director Lia Merminga cut a large ribbon with oversized ceremonial scissors while other people look on

DOE Deputy Secretary Turk, Gov. Pritzker, local legislators unveil new buildings to advance science at Fermilab

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On April 13, Gov. Pritzker and other local legislators joined DOE officials at Fermilab for the “Building Fermilab’s Future” event, which marked the opening of the IERC and PIP-II Cryoplant buildings and the groundbreaking for the Linac Complex.

New center will enhance engineering research at Fermilab

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The new building, named the Integrated Engineering Research Center, provides state-of-the-art lab space and will make research and development a more collaborative and centralized process at Fermilab.

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