Geneva’s Jim Jenkins is Fermilab’s new artist-in-residence March 1, 2017 artist-in-residenceFermilab Art GallerysculptureFermilab feature Jim Jenkins likes to think big. A sculptor by trade and by passion, this Geneva artist is best known for his grand-scale projects with local public libraries.
This month in Fermilab history: March March 1, 2017 50th anniversaryhistoryFermilab feature In March, Fermilab saw the installation of its final Tevatron magnet, the start of MINOS and Tevatron Run II operations, and the groundbreaking for the Main Injector. Read on for more March milestones.
How to build a universe February 28, 2017 cosmologyFermilab feature Our universe should be a formless fog of energy. Why isn’t it?
This Day in Fermilab History: Feb. 28, 1967 February 28, 2017 50th anniversaryhistoryThis Day in Fermilab HistoryFermilab feature On February 28, 1967, Robert R. Wilson became the director of the National Accelerator Laboratory.
One minute with Keith Coiley, data center specialist February 24, 2017 peopleFermilab feature Every day is different for Keith Coiley, who will cheerfully help you manage almost any task that comes his way.
The global reach of DUNE February 23, 2017 BrazilCERNChilecollaborationColombiaColoradoColorado State UniversityDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEIndiainternationalityLatin AmericaLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityneutrinoPeruUnited KingdomFermilab feature Researchers from around the world sign on to be a part of the future Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
Putting to good use: Old lab equipment goes to new science February 22, 2017 educationfacilitiesinstrumentationFermilab feature Some older lab instruments may have outlived their usefulness in Fermilab experiments, but that doesn’t mean they can’t live on in other science projects.
Scientific Linux: Created for physics, now used in medicine February 20, 2017 collaborationcomputingScientific LinuxFermilab feature Did you know that imaging scanners at the hospital next door could be running the same operating system as Fermilab’s particle accelerators and experiments?
One minute with Jerry Zimmerman, engineering physicist February 15, 2017 peopleFermilab feature Jerry Zimmerman, known to many as the beloved Mr. Freeze, is a jack of all trades at Fermilab.
Next-gen dark matter detector in a race to finish line February 13, 2017 Berkeley LabBrown UniversityCaliforniaChinadark matterIllinoisItalyLZNew YorkNorthwestern UniversityPortugalRhode IslandSanford LabSanford Underground Research FacilitySLACSouth DakotaSouth KoreaUnited KingdomFermilab feature Berkeley Lab is leading the construction of a mile-deep experiment that seeks to solve a science mystery.