50th memories: The arrival of the big plant July 12, 2017 50th anniversaryhistoryFermilab feature Way back when, I was in the Materials Supply Group, I was in charge of looking through lists of equipment that laboratories and government facilities had placed in excess.
VENu makes it possible to watch a neutrino hunter at work July 11, 2017 MicroBooNEneutrinoNew MexicoNew Mexico State UniversityUnited Kingdomvirtual tourFermilab feature Peek inside the MicroBooNE neutrino detector with the help of VENu, a free virtual-reality smartphone app.
When was the Higgs actually discovered? July 5, 2017 ATLASCERNCMSHiggs bosonLarge Hadron ColliderLHCSymmetry feature The announcement on July 4 was just one part of the story. Take a peek behind the scenes of the discovery of the Higgs boson.
Perfecting the noise-canceling neutrino detector July 5, 2017 detectorMicroBooNEneutrinoresultFermilab feature If you have ever tried to watch a movie or listen to music on a plane, then you know the problem well: The roar of the engines makes it difficult to hear what’s being piped through the speakers — even when those speakers are situated in or on your ear.
Contract to design rock conveyor for neutrino experiment awarded July 5, 2017 Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNELBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilitySanford LabSanford Underground Research FacilitySouth DakotaFermilab feature Fermilab and Sanford Lab expect conveyor installation to begin in mid-2018.
This month in Fermilab history: July July 3, 2017 50th anniversaryhistoryFermilab feature July brought Fermilab three new directors, two discovery announcements and one big, red ring.
Awards will fund quantum sensor technology for dark matter searches June 29, 2017 ADMXaxiondark matterIllinoisquantum sensorUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of WashingtonWashingtonFermilab feature Scientists at Fermilab and the University of Chicago are planning to search for hypothesized invisible particles using cutting-edge quantum sensor technology.
Happy birthday wishes from Washington and beyond June 27, 2017 50th anniversaryFermilab feature Government officials in Washington, D.C., wish Fermilab a happy 50th birthday.
World’s biggest neutrino experiment moves one step closer June 23, 2017 CERNDeep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetectordetector technologyDUNEneutrinoSymmetry feature The startup of a 25-ton test detector at CERN advances technology for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
