Work begins on design for new Integrated Engineering Research Center at Fermilab October 3, 2018 buildingfacilitiesFermilab feature The new engineering center will be built to the east of Wilson Hall. Conceptual design by Holabird & Root Plans to build a focal point for Fermilab engineering called the…
Modern modulators for Fermilab accelerators October 1, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator complexaccelerator technologyFermilab feature …Marx modulators, Pfeffer and his engineering team perfectly filled the pulse prescription — a superfast, 350-microsecond pulse with a special shape specifically for injecting beam into the Linac. They also…
$22 million for quantum research at University of Chicago and national labs September 27, 2018 ArgonneIllinoisquantumquantum information sciencequantum scienceUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature …explore quantum engineering, which is rapidly becoming reality after decades consigned to theory. “These are exciting new research programs aimed at creating the foundations of a new technology grounded in…
MicroBooNE demonstrates use of convolutional neural networks on liquid-argon TPC data for first time September 12, 2018 machine learningMicroBooNEneutrinoresultFermilab feature …being used are the same physically motivated correlations a physicist would use if engineering an algorithm by hand. This example image shows a charged-current neutrino interaction with decay gamma rays…
Next-generation camera for the South Pole Telescope takes data on early universe September 10, 2018 Argonneastronomycosmic microwave backgroundcosmologySouth Pole TelescopeUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature …National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. In fiscal year (FY) 2018, its budget is…
LHC scientists detect most favored Higgs decay August 28, 2018 ATLASBrookhavenCERNCMSHiggs bosonLarge Hadron ColliderLHCPress release …visit science.energy.gov. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. In fiscal year (FY) 2018,…
New laser technology shows success in particle accelerators June 21, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator scienceaccelerator technologyFermilab feature …process to a place where, when we lose particles, it really doesn’t matter,” said David Johnson, Fermilab engineering physicist who led the laser notcher project. Second, the laser notcher is,…
Fermilab, United States contribute to major upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider June 15, 2018 CERNHL-LHCLarge Hadron ColliderLHCSwitzerlandPress release …groundbreaking ceremony at CERN celebrates the start of the civil-engineering work for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), a new milestone in CERN’s history. By 2026 this major upgrade will have considerably…
Fermilab develops forefront accelerator components for the High-Luminosity LHC June 14, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator R&DCERNHigh-Luminosity LHCHL-LHCmagnetSwitzerlandFermilab feature A groundbreaking ceremony will be held tomorrow to celebrate the start of civil engineering work for a major upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. When…
SciTech celebrates 30 years of scientific exploration May 30, 2018 historyoutreachFermilab feature …local Boy Scout troop participates in engineering camp activities. Photo: SciTech Museum A volunteer helps two visitors use microscopes during science camp. Photo: SciTech Museum In addition to designing engaging…
