Teacher interns learn lab work August 15, 2016 Fermilab’s TRAC program helps middle and high school teachers turn lab experiences into lessons or exercises for their students.
The contents of the universe August 10, 2016 How do scientists know what percentages of the universe are made up of dark matter and dark energy? Cosmologist Risa Wechsler of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology explains. Watch the 3-minute video.
NOvA shines new light on how neutrinos behave August 8, 2016 NOvA scientists have seen evidence that one of the three neutrino mass states might not include equal parts of muon and tau flavor, as previously thought. Scientists refer to this as “nonmaximal mixing,” and NOvA’s result is the first hint that this may be the case for the third mass state.
The ICHEP race condition August 7, 2016 What’s it like to be part of an experiment collaboration in the weeks and days before a big announcement?
LHC bump fades with more data August 5, 2016 Possible signs of new particle seem to have washed out in an influx of new data.
Families explore fascinating world of physics at Chicago Public Library branches - Aug. 4-10 August 4, 2016 Fermilab partners with Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning Challenge to offer 30 programs to help Chicago children develop a deeper understanding of science.
Fermilab bids a fond farewell to MINOS August 1, 2016 After more than a decade of running, on June 29, the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search experiment and its second iteration, MINOS+, concluded their runs.
The deconstructed Standard Model equation July 28, 2016 The Standard Model is far more than elementary particles arranged in a table.
The most important website in particle physics July 26, 2016 The first website to be hosted in the U.S. has grown to be an invaluable hub for open science.
Chicago to host ICHEP conference Aug. 3-10 July 21, 2016 More than 1,350 physicists from around the world will converge in Chicago for the biennial ICHEP conference in August to share new research results, announce new projects, and talk about the most intriguing mysteries of the universe.