The value of basic research January 17, 2017 basic researcheconomicsSymmetry feature How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.
Why are we called Fermilab? January 13, 2017 50th anniversaryhistoryFermilab feature Many visitors to Fermilab reasonably conclude from its name that Enrico Fermi worked at the laboratory, but he never did. In fact, he died in 1954, years before scientists even officially recommended the construction of a U.S. accelerator laboratory.
One minute with Farah Fahim, electrical engineer January 11, 2017 detector technologyengineeringpeopleFermilab feature You can’t buy electronics for particle detectors off the shelf. Farah Fahim is one of the engineers who designs them.
How heavy is a neutrino? January 10, 2017 neutrinoNOvASymmetry feature The question is more complicated than it seems.
CERN ramps up neutrino program January 6, 2017 CERNDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEItalyneutrinoFermilab feature U.S.-CERN partnership takes on the mystery of neutrinos.
Anything to declare? January 5, 2017 CaliforniaCERNCMSDavisdetectorUniversity of CaliforniaFermilab feature Sometimes being a physicist means giving detector parts the window seat.
This month in Fermilab history: January January 3, 2017 50th anniversaryhistoryFermilab feature As part of our year-long recognition of Fermilab’s 50th anniversary, we will feature a few important milestones in the laboratory’s history every month.
2016 year in particle physics December 20, 2016 dark energydark matterHiggs bosonLIGOneutrinoSymmetry feature Scientists furthered studies of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy and cosmic inflation and continued the search for undiscovered particles, forces and principles.
Ned Goldwasser, Fermilab's first deputy director, dies December 16, 2016 deathhistorypeopleFermilab feature Edwin L. Goldwasser, deputy director of Fermilab at its founding in 1967, died on Dec. 14. He was 97.
Physics books of 2016 December 15, 2016 booksholidaySymmetry feature As 2016 comes to a close, Symmetry writer Mike Perricone takes us through the latest additions to his collection of popular science books related to particle physics.
