Department of Energy awards Fermilab $3.5 million for quantum science August 27, 2019 Department of Energyquantum computingquantum information sciencequantum scienceFermilab feature …pursuits have the revolutionary potential that quantum science presents,” said Fermilab Chief Research Officer Joe Lykken. “Fermilab’s expertise in quantum physics and cryogenic engineering is world-class, and combined with our…
One minute with Karen Kosky, head of the Fermilab Facilities Engineering Services Section August 2, 2019 peopleFermilab feature …on her desk. Photo: Reidar Hahn How long have you been at Fermilab? About two and a half years. I came in as the deputy head of the Facilities Engineering…
Some assembly required: Scientists piece together the largest U.S.-based dark matter experiment July 16, 2019 Berkeley Labdark matterLUX-ZEPLINLZPress release …research in a safe work environment and to inspire our next generation through science, technology, engineering, and math education. For more information, please visit the Sanford Lab website at http://www.sanfordlab.org….
Astrophysicists capture first image of a black hole April 10, 2019 astrophysicsblack holeSouth Pole TelescopePress release …federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 colleges, universities and other…
Cosmic-muon detector technology earns R&D 100 Award for Fermilab and its partners January 3, 2019 applicationsdetector technologytechnology transferFermilab feature …tested the sensors. “It’s a synergistic use of what we’ve been doing already. We were able to use some of the engineering expertise here at the site to build these…
How to build a towering millikelvin thermometer November 15, 2018 CERNDeep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetector technologyDUNEHawaiiliquid argonneutrinoProtoDUNEUniversity of HawaiiFermilab feature …another extensive support infrastructure. Another engineering effort for DUNE— and he’s on top of it. Front row, from left: Olexiy Dvornikov, Stephen Pordes, Leah McCabe, crane operator. Middle row: Brianne…
Fermilab’s leadership in quantum science on display at Chicago Quantum Summit from Nov. 8-9 November 7, 2018 ArgonneChicago Quantum Exchangequantum information sciencequantum scienceUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFermilab feature …free public event. On Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m., CQE will host “Quantum Engineering: The Next Technological Space Race,” which includes a keynote talk by Hartmut Neven, Google’s director…
Universities, national laboratories join forces to push Chicago into lead on quantum technology October 30, 2018 ArgonneChicago Quantum Exchangequantum information sciencequantum scienceUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFermilab feature …capabilities, talents and resources to the partnership. UChicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering boasts one of the nation’s leading programs in quantum engineering, and faculty across IME and the Physical Sciences…
One minute with Marcellus Parker, engineering physicist October 26, 2018 peopleFermilab feature …I started in accelerator systems and operations in 2014. In April 2018 I began working as an engineering physicist. What do you do here? I work with superconducting magnets. We…
Superconducting film technology leads to record performance for low-frequency SRF cavity October 10, 2018 accelerator R&Daccelerator researchaccelerator scienceIARCresultSRFsuperconducting radio-frequency technologyFermilab feature …and to scale up from small R&D cavities to full-scale accelerator-type structures. Our SRF group collaborates with Northwestern University’s Materials Science and Engineering Department to analyze our niobium-tin films (even…