Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate, former laboratory director and passionate advocate of science education, dies at age 96 October 3, 2018 deathpeopleFermilab feature Leon Lederman, a trailblazing researcher with a passion for science education who served as Fermilab’s director from 1978 to 1989 and won the Nobel Prize for discovery of the muon neutrino, died peacefully on Oct. 3 in Rexburg, Idaho. He was 96.
Work begins on design for new Integrated Engineering Research Center at Fermilab October 3, 2018 buildingfacilitiesFermilab feature The new building will provide lab space and serve as a hub for collaboration for international teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians working on several key programs at Fermilab.
Quantum leap October 2, 2018 accelerator sciencequantum computingquantum scienceFermilab feature Fermilab scientists are adapting the lab’s cutting-edge accelerator technology for qubits and quantum sensors.
2018 Photowalk winners announced October 1, 2018 photographyphotowalkSymmetry feature Photographers from Italy, the UK and Canada won professional and public votes.
Modern modulators for Fermilab accelerators October 1, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator complexaccelerator technologyFermilab feature New, flexible power modulators give accelerator operators more precise control over particle beams.
Life as an accelerator operator September 27, 2018 acceleratoraccelerator complexpeopleSymmetry feature Behind some of the world’s biggest scientific instruments are teams with a set of skills you can’t find anywhere else.
$22 million for quantum research at University of Chicago and national labs September 27, 2018 ArgonneIllinoisquantumquantum information sciencequantum scienceUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature The federal grants will support University of Chicago, Argonne and Fermilab in their explorations of quantum computing, dark matter, and imaging.
Fermilab's scientific computing teams enable major ProtoDUNE milestone September 27, 2018 CERNcomputingDeep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetectordetector technologyDUNEFranceGridPPIN2P3neutrinopeopleProtoDUNEUnited KingdomFermilab feature Even though the ProtoDUNE time projection chambers are small compared to the planned DUNE far detectors, the data volume that these detectors produce are similar in size to what is coming out of the largest LHC experiments.
One minute with Saskia Charity, Muon g-2 postdoc September 26, 2018 Muon g-2peopleFermilab feature The University of Liverpool graduate works on upgrading part of the Muon g-2 experiment.
Department of Energy announces $218 million for quantum information science September 24, 2018 Department of Energyquantumquantum information sciencequantum sciencePress release Quantum science is expected to lay the foundation for the next generation of computing and information processing as well as an array of other innovative technologies.
