The building boom October 23, 2018 ADMXBerkeley LabCaliforniaCanadaCERNcollaborationDark Energy Spectroscopic InstrumentDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDESIDUNEHigh-Luminosity LHCHL-LHCinternationalityLBNFLong-Baseline Neutrino FacilityLSSTLUX-ZEPLINLZMu2eMuon g-2PIP-IISLACSNOLABSuperCDMSSwitzerlandUniversity of WashingtonWashingtonSymmetry feature These international projects, selected during the process to plan the future of U.S. particle physics, are all set to come online within the next 10 years.
Five mysteries the Standard Model can’t explain October 18, 2018 antimatterdark energygravityneutrinoSymmetry feature Our best model of particle physics explains only about 5 percent of the universe.
Community and software applications on display at Fermilab quantum science workshop October 17, 2018 quantum computingquantum information sciencequantum scienceFermilab feature Representatives from industry joined physicists to present software and share ideas about the future of quantum science and technology.
Studying the stars with machine learning October 16, 2018 astronomyastrophysicscomputingcosmologymachine learningSymmetry feature To keep up with an impending astronomical increase in data about our universe, astrophysicists turn to machine learning.
Fermilab scientists to look for dark matter using quantum technology October 16, 2018 axiondark matterquantumquantum information sciencequantum sciencequbitsFermilab feature Their efforts apply research from multiple disciplines to hunt for dark matter – in particular, the much sought-after axion.
Superconducting film technology leads to record performance for low-frequency SRF cavity October 10, 2018 accelerator R&Daccelerator researchaccelerator scienceIARCresultSRFsuperconducting radio-frequency technologyFermilab feature An SRF team at Fermilab has demonstrated record performance from an accelerating cavity using a technique that could lead to significant cost savings for future accelerators.
Celebrate the dark (matter) this Halloween with Dark Matter Day: The Return October 9, 2018 dark matterDark Matter DayPress release Join in with Dark Matter Day events online and around the world.
Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate, former laboratory director and passionate advocate of science education, dies at age 96 October 3, 2018 deathpeopleFermilab feature Leon Lederman, a trailblazing researcher with a passion for science education who served as Fermilab’s director from 1978 to 1989 and won the Nobel Prize for discovery of the muon neutrino, died peacefully on Oct. 3 in Rexburg, Idaho. He was 96.
Work begins on design for new Integrated Engineering Research Center at Fermilab October 3, 2018 buildingfacilitiesFermilab feature The new building will provide lab space and serve as a hub for collaboration for international teams of scientists, engineers, and technicians working on several key programs at Fermilab.
Quantum leap October 2, 2018 accelerator sciencequantum computingquantum scienceFermilab feature Fermilab scientists are adapting the lab’s cutting-edge accelerator technology for qubits and quantum sensors.