PIP-II: Renewing Fermilab's accelerator complex November 17, 2015 acceleratoraccelerator R&DPIP-IIFermilab feature The Proton Improvement Plan II, or PIP-II, is a proposed project to improve Fermilab’s particle accelerator complex with a major hardware overhaul and a powerful boost in its capabilities.
An avian mixed bag reflects Fermilab's diverse ecosystem November 16, 2015 animalbirdecologyenvironmentnaturewildlifeFermilab feature Fermilab’s popularity as a birding site is its diversity of species, a measure of the quality of the habitat. Birders have found 287 bird species at Fermilab.
Physics Photowalk voting begins November 10, 2015 Symmetry feature Pick your favorites from among 24 photos taken during the Global Physics Photowalk.
The light side of dark matter November 6, 2015 CDMSdark matterSuperCDMSWIMPSymmetry feature New technology and new thinking are pushing the dark matter hunt to lower and lower masses.
Fermilab attains unprecedented quality factor for LCLS-II accelerator cavity November 5, 2015 accelerator R&DcavityLCLS-IISLACSRFsuperconducting radio-frequency technologyFermilab feature Members of Fermilab’s Technical Division recently achieved a record-high quality factor with a fully dressed cavity for a SLAC-headed project, Linac Coherent Light Source II.
The particle physics of you November 3, 2015 Symmetry feature Not only are we made of fundamental particles, we also produce them and are constantly bombarded by them throughout the day.
MicroBooNE sees first accelerator-born neutrinos October 30, 2015 acceleratoraccelerator complexliquid argonMicroBooNEneutrinoFermilab feature The MicroBooNE collaboration announced that it has seen its first neutrinos in the experiment’s newly built detector.
The particle physics personality quiz October 28, 2015 quizSymmetry feature What topic in particle physics are you destined to study? Take the quiz to find out!
U.S. Department of Energy finds no significant environmental impact From proposed Illinois/South Dakota project October 26, 2015 DUNELBNFPress release A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) environmental study has determined that building and operating the proposed Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will not have a significant impact on the environment.
Frightfully smart jack-o’-lanterns October 22, 2015 holidaySymmetry feature These physics-themed jack-o’-lanterns come with extra brains.
