Fermilab Site Closes to Visitors in Response to Heightened National Security Alert September 10, 2002 Press release Officials at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today (September 10, 2002) that the laboratory would close to most visitors, effective immediately.
Underground Dedication of MINOS Detector Marks Milestone in Neutrino Physics July 2, 2002 MINOSPress release Minnesota Congressman James Oberstar today (July 2) joined scientists and other officials in an underground ceremony dedicating the particle detector for the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search.
Afterglows the Hard Way: Fermilab Scientists Find the Glow Without the Burst--a First November 8, 2001 astrophysicsgamma raySDSSSloan Digital Sky SurveyPress release Combining the newest of astronomical instruments with the most venerable techniques of patient attention to detail, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the University of Chicago and other institutions believe they have made the first optical observation of a gamma ray burst afterglow unprompted by prior observation of the gamma ray burst itself-a so-called “orphan afterglow.”
Neutrino Measurement Surprises Fermilab Physicists November 7, 2001 neutrinoPress release Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have found a surprising discrepancy between predictions for the behavior of neutrinos and the way the subatomic particles actually behave.
Upgraded Fermilab Facility Saves Energy and Money September 26, 2001 Central Helium LiquefierPress release In a ribbon-cutting ceremony today (September 26) at 2:00 p.m. the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will officially start operating its latest energy-saving equipment that will conserve enough energy to power more than 200 households, cutting the laboratory’s annual electricity bill by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
New exhibit on accelerators in medicine at Fermilab September 12, 2001 acceleratoraccelerator applicationsPress release A new exhibit, “Pulse: Accelerator Science in Medicine” opened this week at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Fermilab’s DZero Collaboration Makes Data Available Worldwide July 26, 2001 DZeroPress release Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today (July 25) that for the first time they have made data collected by a high-energy physics experiment available to any scientist who wants to use it.
College Presidents, Rep. Vernon Ehlers to Discuss the Future of Science at Undergraduate Institutions July 25, 2001 Press release A conference of presidents from this nation’s leading undergraduate institutions will reveal that a generous mix of quality teaching with quality research is the formula for building successful careers in science.
What's the Matter with Antimatter; Science Book Fair; La Noche de la Ciencia; Science and International Understanding July 8, 2001 Press release MEDIA ADVISORY: This Week at Snowmass, July 9-13
Get the Word on Science: Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman and Other Top Science Authors at Science Book Fair on Monday, July 9, 4 PM at Explore Book Sellers in Aspen July 6, 2001 Press release Leon Lederman, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1988 and author of “The God Particle,” joins a host of distinguished science authors for a Science Book Fair at Explore Book Sellers in Aspen, on Monday, July 9 at 4 p.m.
