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Technical staff at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have completed a prototype of a special superconducting cryomodule, the first of its kind in the world. The…

On Dec. 10, 2022, the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was bestowed upon Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. The prestigious award…

The accelerator upgrade project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory made important progress before the end of 2022. In December, Whittaker Construction & Excavating Inc. was…

The world’s most powerful neutrino beam is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Proton Improvement Plan II, or PIP-II, project reached a milestone in October when it successfully…

This year, six engineering students spent their summers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, working alongside world-class engineers and scientists as part of the accelerator upgrade…

Sajini Wijethunga, shown in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo: Jayendrika Tiskumara How long have you been at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory? I started end…