50th memories: the Fermilab Canoe Race November 29, 2017 Sept. 30, 1979, about 1:45 p.m.: SNAP!! Gerd Hartner, in the bow of his canoe at the race starting position, dipped his paddle in the water, gave a mighty first pull and, to his astonishment, broke it in half.
LHC data: how it’s made November 28, 2017 In the Large Hadron Collider, protons become new particles, which become energy and light, which become data.
Visit by DOE Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar November 21, 2017 Dabbar spent the day touring the lab and meeting with Fermilab employees.
Putting the puzzle together November 21, 2017 Successful physics collaborations rely on cooperation between people from many different disciplines.
IMSA students put new spin on Fermilab Physics Slam November 20, 2017 For the sixth year in a row, the Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series sold out its Physics Slam. But this year, much to the audience’s delight, there was a new twist.
Q&A with Nobel laureate Barry Barish November 14, 2017 Barish explains how LIGO became the high-achieving experiment it is today.
Fermilab’s 11th employee November 9, 2017 Fantastical designs elevate physics in works by Fermilab’s first artist.
International Committee for Future Accelerators weighs in on International Linear Collider November 9, 2017 After its most recent meeting, the committee released a statement on the future collider and its importance to the future of particle physics.
Charles Thangaraj receives Accelerator Stewardship grant for water treatment project November 8, 2017 The money will further a novel conceptual technique for Chicago water treatment with high-power electron beams.