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…
Five (more) fascinating facts about DUNE May 17, 2018 Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNELBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityneutrinoSymmetry feature Engineering the incredible, dependable, shrinkable Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment….
In photos: Fermilab Family Open House on Feb. 11 February 13, 2018 Family Open Houseopen houseoutreachFermilab feature …Hadron Collider and ask questions of scientists at Fermilab and in Geneva, Switzerland. They enjoyed presentations on the physics and engineering of sports and a panel on women in science….
Coding has no gender February 9, 2018 peopleSTEMFermilab feature …she felt that engineering would be something interesting to study and future-proof, and then she got hooked and now can’t imagine doing anything else. “I would recommend engineering professions for…
The biggest little detectors January 18, 2018 BrazilcollaborationColoradoColorado State UniversityDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEFranceinternationalityLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityProtoDUNESpainSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUniversity of Wisconsin - MadisonWisconsinSymmetry feature …engineering problem confronting DUNE, the biggest international science project ever conducted in the United States. It is hosted by the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The ProtoDUNE…
The $100 muon detector August 19, 2016 detector R&Ddetector technologymuonsSymmetry feature A doctoral student and his adviser designed a tabletop particle detector they hope to make accessible to budding young engineering physicists….
