2016 year in particle physics December 20, 2016 Scientists furthered studies of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy and cosmic inflation and continued the search for undiscovered particles, forces and principles.
Ned Goldwasser, Fermilab's first deputy director, dies December 16, 2016 Edwin L. Goldwasser, deputy director of Fermilab at its founding in 1967, died on Dec. 14. He was 97.
Physics books of 2016 December 15, 2016 As 2016 comes to a close, Symmetry writer Mike Perricone takes us through the latest additions to his collection of popular science books related to particle physics.
Dark Energy Survey discovers potential new dwarf planet December 12, 2016 DeeDee, a potential new dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system, was discovered in one of DES’ many analyses of faraway galaxies.
Deep learning takes on physics December 6, 2016 Can the same type of technology Facebook uses to recognize faces also recognize particles?
Handy and trendy: MicroBooNE’s new look November 30, 2016 Technicians, engineers and scientists have draped the MicroBooNE detector at Fermilab in a shiny new exterior that helps scientists separate cosmic ray signals from neutrino signals.
Invited you are to Science of Star Wars Night at Fermilab November 21, 2016 This free event will include talks on the science behind the Star Wars films and the premiere screening of unofficial fan film “Star Wars: Forgotten Realm,” written and directed by Fermilab’s Darren Crawford.
Q&A: What more can we learn about the Higgs? November 18, 2016 Four physicists discuss Higgs boson research since the discovery.
Ultraprecise measurements in XXL November 17, 2016 Powerful survey instruments help us map the sky with incredible precision. But what ensures that the instruments themselves are precisely built?