September 4: Fermilab invites reporters to pre-startup orientation for the Large Hadron Collider
To answer reporters’ questions about the upcoming startup of the Large Hadron Collider and what it means for research at the Tevatron collider, the Department of Energy’s Fermilab offers a 2-hour Q&A session with Fermilab scientists on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Wilson Hall.
Watch Start-Up of Large Hadron Collider Live at Fermilab!
Journalists and guests are invited to witness the start-up of the Large Hadron Collider live and in real time at the LHC Remote Operations Center at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab, in Batavia, Illinois in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 10.
U.S. scientists count down to LHC startup
On September 10, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider will attempt for the first time to send a proton beam zooming around the 27-kilometer-long accelerator.
Tevatron Experiments Double-Team Higgs Boson
Scientists from the CDF and DZero collaborations at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermilab have combined Tevatron data from the two experiments to advance the quest for the long-sought Higgs boson.
Prelude to the Higgs: A work for two bosons in the key of Z
Scientists of the DZero collaboration at the US Department of Energy’s Fermilab have announced the observation of pairs of Z bosons, force-carrying particles produced in proton-antiproton collisions at the Tevatron, the world’s highest-energy particle accelerator.
Media invited to attend All-Hands Meeting at Fermilab, Wednesday, July 2, 11:15 a.m. Ramsey Auditorium, Wilson Hall
Fermilab Director Pier Oddone expects to announce to all employees the official suspension of involuntary layoffs at Fermilab, as a result of increased funding for science provided in the supplemental funding bill signed by the President today.
Particle physics receives boost from $5 million gift to University of Chicago
The University of Chicago announced today that it has received a $5 million gift to be directed toward the development of future programs in particle physics.
Cosmologist accepts joint appointment at Fermilab, U. of Chicago
Craig Hogan, a member of one of the scientific teams that co-discovered dark energy, will soon assume dual roles as Director of the Center for Particle Astrophysics at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and as a Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
Crystal bells stay silent as physicists look for dark matter
Scientists of the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment today announced that they have regained the lead in the worldwide race to find the particles that make up dark matter.
COUPP experiment tightens limits on dark matter
Scientists working on the COUPP experiment at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory today (February 14) announced a new development in the quest to observe dark matter.