SQMS researchers discover performance-limiting nanohydrides in superconducting qubits December 15, 2021 high-energy physicsquantum informationqubitsSQMS Centersuperconducting radio-frequency technologyFermilab feature …associate scientist Akshay Murthy, engineering physicist Zuhawn Sung and engineering physicist Jaeyel Lee. Rigetti Director of Engineering and SQMS Chief Technology Officer Matt Reagor. Photo: Rigetti Computing The Superconducting Quantum…
Particle accelerator magnet sets record using high-temperature superconductor November 30, 2021 acceleratormagnetsuperconducting technologyFermilab feature …initiative established to foster innovative scientific and engineering research at Department of Energy national laboratories. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department…
Over a year later, construction continues to progress on PIP-II Cryoplant Building November 8, 2021 constructioncryogenicsfacilitiesPIP-IIFermilab feature …the tunnels, we always tell our architects and engineering consultants that the exciting stuff goes into the tunnel and the boring stuff goes into the conventional facilities. We try to…
Fermilab sees record performance from next-generation accelerator component November 3, 2021 cryomoduleLCLS-IIsuperconducting radio-frequency technologyx-rayFermilab feature …cold mass prior to insertion into the cryomodule vacuum vessel. Photo: APS-TD process engineering group LCLS produces very bright X-ray beams used to provide researchers insights into the atomic structures…
From physics to fisheries November 2, 2021 internshipSymmetry feature Students in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program hope to use skills they developed at Fermilab to benefit Indigenous communities….
Argonaut project launches design effort for super-cold robotics May 20, 2021 Argonautdetectorengineeringliquid argonouter spaceroboticsFermilab featureSymmetry feature …possible to make the interior cameras movable. A robotic camera may sound simple — but engineering it for a liquid-argon environment presents unique challenges. All of the electronics have to…
Crews complete major upgrade to Ross Hoists March 23, 2021 constructionDUNELBNF/DUNESanford LabSanford Underground Research FacilityFermilab feature …will be preserved by Sanford Lab for educational purposes. “The facility’s hoists are an amazing engineering feat,” Headley said. “They have served the site well for nearly 90 years, and…
Chicagoland Research Institutions Look to Transform the Water Industry March 22, 2021 electronsIARCIllinois Accelerator Research Centerparticle acceleratorwaterFermilab feature …of the Center for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory and Senior Scientist at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME). The PME integrates science and engineering…
A brief history of women of Fermilab March 8, 2021 historySTEMFermilab feature …to 2013. Other women have been and continue to be leaders in experimental physics, theoretical physics, accelerator physics, computing, education, engineering, workforce development, administration, quantum science and many other areas…