Fermilab to Build Illinois Accelerator Research Center December 16, 2011 IARCIllinois Accelerator Research CenterPress release A new accelerator research facility being built at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will bolster Illinois’ reputation as a technology hub and foster job creation.
Possible signs of the Higgs remain in latest analyses December 13, 2011 CERNHiggs bosonLHCPress release Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have nearly eliminated the space in which the Higgs boson could dwell, scientists announced in a seminar held at CERN today.
Tevatron shuts down, but analysis continues September 30, 2011 CDFDZeroTevatronPress release The Tevatron will shut down at the end of September 2011 after 26 years of colliding particles.
Surprise difference in neutrino and antineutrino mass lessening with new measurements from a Fermilab experiment August 25, 2011 antineutrinoMINOSneutrinoPress release The physics community got a jolt last year when results showed for the first time that neutrinos and their antimatter counterparts, antineutrinos, might be the odd man out in the particle world and have different masses.
LHC experiments eliminate more Higgs hiding spots August 22, 2011 ATLASCERNCMSLHCPress release Two experimental collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider, located at CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, announced today that they have significantly narrowed the mass region in which the Higgs boson could be hiding.
Tevatron experiments close in on favored Higgs mass range July 21, 2011 CDFDZeroTevatronPress release Experiments at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab are close to reaching the critical sensitivity that is necessary to look for the existence of a light Higgs particle.
Fermilab experiment discovers a heavy relative of the neutron July 20, 2011 CDFPress release Scientists of the CDF collaboration at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced the observation of a new particle, the neutral Xi-sub-b (Ξb0).
Fermilab experiment weighs in on neutrino mystery June 24, 2011 MINOSPress release Scientists of the MINOS experiment at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today (June 24) the results from a search for a rare phenomenon, the transformation of muon neutrinos into electron neutrinos.
Dark Energy Survey Poised to Probe Cosmic Speed-Up January 11, 2011 Dark Energy CameraPress release Scientists announced that the Dark Energy Survey soon expects to make a substantial leap forward in our understanding of why the universe is accelerating and the nature of dark energy.
Fermilab constructs pioneering accelerator test facility September 21, 2010 Press release Officials at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today that the laboratory has started phase II of the construction of a pioneering facility to advance a technology that will be critical to the next generation of particle accelerators.
