Bringing the whole self to science September 14, 2021 representation in physicsSACNASSymmetry feature The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science helps students and professionals find community.
DOE invests $13.7 million for research in data reduction for science September 14, 2021 big datacomputingfundingFermilab feature The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced $13.7 million in funding for nine research projects that will advance the state of the art in computer science and applied mathematics. One of the recipients of this funding, Fermilab scientist Nhan Tran will lead a project to explore methods for programming custom hardware accelerators for streaming compression.
Curious physics results could shed light on dark matter September 7, 2021 dark matterMuon g-2Symmetry feature Even experiments that aren’t looking for dark matter directly, such as Muon g-2, could give us hints about the mysterious substance that permeates our universe.
SQMS Center announces the addition of Rutgers University-New Brunswick to its growing collaboration August 30, 2021 collaborationpartnershipquantum information scienceRutgers UniversitySQMS CenterFermilab feature Rutgers joins 19 other contributing partners, representing national labs, academia and industry, to conduct SQMS research activities.
Teaching a particle detector new tricks August 26, 2021 CMSdetectorLHCSymmetry feature Scientists from Fermilab and other institutions hoping to find new, long-lived particles at the Large Hadron Collider recently realized, with CMS, they may already have the detector to do it.
URA names John Mester next executive director and chief executive officer August 26, 2021 leadershipURAFermilab feature The physicist succeeds Marta Cehelsky, who has been at the helm of the Universities Research Association since 2011.
CERN to provide second DUNE cryostat August 18, 2021 CERNDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEdune-internationalinternational engagementneutrinoFermilab feature CERN deepens its collaboration with the US-based neutrino experiment with the provision of two enormous stainless-steel vessels for DUNE’s cutting-edge liquid-argon detectors.
The search for the sterile neutrino August 17, 2021 MicroBooNEMiniBooNEShort-Baseline Neutrino programsterile neutrinoFermilab featureSymmetry feature Back when it was theorized, scientists weren’t sure they would ever detect the neutrino. Now scientists, including some at Fermilab, are searching for a version of the particle that could be even more elusive.
Drilling for neutrinos August 4, 2021 Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEexcavationLBNF/DUNEneutrinoFermilab feature Construction crews will excavate around 800,000 tons of rock to make space for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. But first, teams must carve out a quarter-mile-high ventilation shaft.
Successful tests pave the way for Fermilab’s next-generation particle accelerator July 22, 2021 acceleratorcryomoduleinternational engagementmilestonePIP-IIsuperconducting radio-frequency technologyFermilab feature This spring testing wrapped up at the PIP-II Injector Test Facility, or PIP2IT. The successful outcome paves the way for the construction of PIP-II, a new particle accelerator that will power record-breaking neutrino beams and drive a broad physics research program at Fermilab for the next 50 years.
