Bison, birds and bugs at Fermilab’s Family Outdoor Fair on June 12 June 3, 2016 bisonnatureOutdoor Family FairPress release Fermilab’s annual Family Outdoor Fair will be held on Sunday, June 12, from 1-4 p.m.
What is a "particle"? June 2, 2016 quantum physicsSymmetry feature Quantum physics says everything is made of particles, but what does that actually mean?
Low-mass particles that make high-mass stars go boom May 27, 2016 astrophysicsneutrinosupernovaSymmetry feature Simulations are key to showing how neutrinos help stars go supernova.
Upgraded PIP-II RFQ successfully takes first beam May 25, 2016 acceleratoraccelerator R&Daccelerator scienceaccelerator technologycollaborationPIP-IIFermilab feature A new radio-frequency quadrupole, designed and built by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will help provide intense, focused beams to the entire Fermilab accelerator complex.
Of bison and bosons May 24, 2016 artSymmetry feature What are all of the symbols in Fermilab’s unofficial seal?
The Planck scale May 23, 2016 Planck scaleSymmetry feature The Planck scale sets the universe’s minimum limit, beyond which the laws of physics break.
Brazil in Batavia: How a timely invitation sparked 30 years of partnership May 18, 2016 Brazilcollaborationinternational relationsinternationalityLatin AmericaMexicoFermilab feature The Brazilian user community at Fermilab consists of nearly 80 researchers from 15 institutions working across 13 different projects and experiments.
Why do objects feel solid? May 17, 2016 quantum mechanicsSymmetry feature A reader asks, “If atoms are mostly empty space, then why does anything feel solid?” James Beacham, a researcher with the ATLAS Experiment Group at Ohio State University, explains in this two-minute video.
What do theorists do? May 13, 2016 researchtheoryFermilab feature Theorists map and navigate the sea of possible particle discoveries.
Large Hadron Collider prepares to deliver six times the data May 9, 2016 CERNLarge Hadron ColliderPress release After months of winter hibernation, the Large Hadron Collider is once again smashing protons and taking data. The LHC will run around the clock for the next six months and produce six times more collisions than in 2015.
