Five thousand eyes on the skies: Scientists choreograph robots to observe distant galaxies July 6, 2020 astrophysicsDark Energy Spectroscopic InstrumentDESIdetector technologysensorFermilab feature …was achieved in January when the positioners were accurately pointed at over 2,000 stars simultaneously. “That was the moment we could begin working on science, not just engineering,” Kent said….
Accelerating science globally: PIP-II engineers continue designs for particle-propelling machine from home June 8, 2020 acceleratorcryomoduleinternational collaborationPIP-IIFermilab feature …hold a Zoom meeting to discuss aspects of the SSR1 prototype design. Image courtesy of Donato Passarelli, Fermilab Engineering from home The first cryomodule houses a cavity known as the…
Playing pool with neutrinos April 29, 2020 MINERvAneutrinoresultFermilab feature …Catholic University of Peru, National University of Engineering in Peru, Polish National Science Center and UK Science and Technology Facilities Council. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is supported by the Office…
The cold eyes of DUNE April 9, 2020 Deep Underground Neutrino Experimentdetector technologyDUNEengineeringneutrinoFermilab feature How do you detect a particle that has almost no mass, feels only two of the four fundamental forces, and can travel unhindered through solid lead for an entire light-year…
Fermilab presents: March Magnets March 27, 2020 accelerator technologydetector technologymagnetFermilab feature …test at Brookhaven Lab, a triumph of painstaking and innovative engineering by the U.S. team. It is the result of years of R&D development and understanding how to take advantage…
Three national laboratories achieve record magnetic field for accelerator focusing magnet March 18, 2020 accelerator technologyCERNHigh-Luminosity LHCHL-LHCmagnetsuperconducting technologyPress release …have to have very high precision in how they align these to get good magnetic-field uniformity, a good quadrupole field,” Amm said. The fine engineering that goes into the U.S….
Fermilab, UNICAMP and São Paulo Research Foundation collaborate on major international projects for neutrino research March 13, 2020 BrazilDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEdune-internationalFAPESPinternational engagementLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityUNICAMPFermilab feature …long-term relationship in basic research, specifically neutrino physics. We look forward to helping build this world-class facility and addressing the significant engineering challenges it presents, and we strongly believe that…
LBNF/DUNE pre-excavation work continues above and below ground February 18, 2020 Deep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNELBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityneutrinoSanford LabSanford Underground Research FacilityFermilab feature …lattice structure constructed in the 1930s, was a tremendous undertaking at the time,” Bressler said. Albertson Engineering, Inc. designed a model of the headframe and identified portions of the structure…
Elementary school invites Fermilab physicists to present reverse science fair February 12, 2020 educationoutreachSTEMFermilab feature …J.B. Nelson Elementary’s first reverse science fair. Photo: Jerald Pinson Prentiss mentioned her idea for a collaboration at a Parent Teacher Organization meeting, which Fermilab engineering physicist Aria Soha happened…
Alvin Tollestrup, National Medal of Technology winner, dies at age 95 February 11, 2020 deathpeopleFermilab feature …born March 22, 1924, in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Utah in 1944. After service in the U.S. Navy, he entered graduate…