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Fermilab has started accepting applications for a local photo contest this summer as part of a global contest. Photographers will be able to capture behind the science areas at Fermilab for a chance to be entered into the international competition this fall.

A collaboration of scientists tested next-generation superconducting microwire single photon detectors (SMSPDs) at Fermilab to further particle physics research.

In a multi-year project at Fermilab’s Illinois Accelerator Research Center, or IARC, engineers and scientists collaborated with Euclid Techlabs to test a new, slightly conductive ceramic for use in a critical accelerator component known as a radio frequency window.

This technique, published recently in Nature Communications, is the first to fabricate 3D-printed ceramic superconductors with a monocrystalline microstructure, advancing beyond the traditional polycrystalline microstructures.

Peter Garbincius and Robert Zwaska have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the highest honors in the scientific community. This recognition highlights their distinguished contributions to particle physics, accelerator technology and scientific outreach.

Fermilab welcomed two baby bison today, marking the start of calving season at the Department of Energy’s particle physics laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. With 23 cows and two bulls in the herd, visitors can witness these iconic animals in their natural habitat, either in person or via the Fermilab bison camera.

After six years contributing to the Proton Improvement Plan-II, Boffo now takes the reins as project director for the major enhancement to the Fermilab accelerator complex.

Fermilab Distinguished Scientist Patricia McBride was invited to Santa Monica, California to accept the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics on behalf of the CMS collaboration.

A Fermilab-led computing project received the second-largest award and was the largest particle physics project granted supercomputer time from the DOE Office of Science INCITE program. The project will continue to further explore numerical simulations to address questions in particle physics.

At the Sanford Underground Research Facility, hovercraft technology is being used to efficiently move massive steel beams for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Named after a beloved workhorse at the former gold mine that now contains the science facility, “Maggie II” is an innovative solution for the challenges of transporting heavy, awkwardly shaped beams underground to construct one of the largest physics experiments in the world.