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.
Fermilab’s Latin American workshop showcases past, present and future collaboration May 5, 2016 ArgentinaBrazilCERNChileDUNEinternational relationsinternationalityLatin AmericaMexiconeutrinoProtoDUNEPuerto RicoSwitzerlandFermilab feature Physicists up and down the Western Hemisphere are fans of neutrinos, and experiments to study the subtle particle are flourishing at Fermilab and throughout Latin America.
Preparing for the sterile neutrino search: Fermilab breaks ground on Short-Baseline Near Detector building May 3, 2016 CERNconstructionItalyneutrinoSBNSBNDShort-Baseline Near DetectorShort-Baseline Neutrino programFermilab feature On April 27, Fermilab broke ground on the building that will house the future Short-Baseline Near Detector. The particle detector is one of three that, together, Fermilab scientists and collaborators will use to search for the sterile neutrino.
A GUT feeling about physics April 28, 2016 grand unified theoryGUTstheoryunificationSymmetry feature Scientists want to connect the fundamental forces of nature in one Grand Unified Theory.
It’s baby bison time! Fermilab sees first new addition to the herd for 2016 April 26, 2016 bisonecologynaturePress release Fermilab welcomed the first baby bison of 2016 on Tuesday, April 26, increasing the herd size to 18. As many as 14 more calves are expected before early June.
The hottest job in physics? April 26, 2016 acceleratoraccelerator scienceaccelerator technologystudentsSymmetry feature Accelerator scientists are in demand at labs and beyond.
ANNIE finds a home at Fermilab April 20, 2016 ANNIEArgonneBerkeleyCaliforniaDavisdetector technologyIowaIowa State UniversityIrvineneutrinoOhioOhio State UniversityUnited KingdomUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature The recently installed ANNIE neutrino experiment at Fermilab will use a new kind of detector to get a fine-grain view of neutrino-nucleon interactions.
Eight things you might not know about light April 19, 2016 lightphotonsSymmetry feature Light is all around us, but how much do you really know about the photons speeding past you?
