Press releases

Minnesota Congressman James Oberstar today (July 2) joined scientists and other officials in an underground ceremony dedicating the particle detector for the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search.

Visitors interested in taking a look behind the scenes are welcome to join Fermilab docent Nancy Lanning for a guided tour of the laboratory this summer.

The Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today (May 23, 2002) a modification to its site security policies.

The Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is again inviting the children of laboratory employees to participate in the annual Daughters and Sons to Work Day, and Earth Day activities, on Thursday, April 25, 2002-an engaging combination of kids, families, science and nature.

Visitors interested in taking a look behind the scenes are welcome to join Fermilab docent Nancy Lanning for a guided tour on Tuesday, March 26, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

After a four-month break, the public will again be able to take physics questions straight to the experts at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab.

Combining the newest of astronomical instruments with the most venerable techniques of patient attention to detail, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Chicago and other institutions believe they have made the first optical observation of a gamma ray burst afterglow unprompted by prior observation of the gamma ray burst itself-a so-called “orphan afterglow.”

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have found a surprising discrepancy between predictions for the behavior of neutrinos and the way the subatomic particles actually behave.

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony today (September 26) at 2:00 p.m. the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will officially start operating its latest energy-saving equipment that will conserve enough energy to power more than 200 households, cutting the laboratory’s annual electricity bill by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Batavia, Ill—Due to heightened security measures at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab, the autumn prairie harvest scheduled for Saturday, September 29 on the site has been postponed indefinitely.