The $100 muon detector August 19, 2016 detector R&Ddetector technologymuonsSymmetry feature A doctoral student and his adviser designed a tabletop particle detector they hope to make accessible to budding young engineering physicists.
The physics photographer August 16, 2016 artphotographySymmetry feature Fermilab’s house photographer of almost 30 years, Reidar Hahn, shares four of his most iconic shots.
Teacher interns learn lab work August 15, 2016 educationoutreachFermilab feature 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 cosmic microwave backgroundcosmologydark energydark mattergalaxyLSSTSymmetry feature 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 IndianaIndiana UniversityMinnesotaneutrinoNOvAoscillationUniversity of MinnesotaPress release 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 CERNCMScollaborationLarge Hadron ColliderLHCFermilab feature 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 ATLASCMSLarge Hadron ColliderLHCSymmetry feature Possible signs of new particle seem to have washed out in an influx of new data.
Fermilab bids a fond farewell to MINOS August 1, 2016 CaliforniaMinnesotaMINOSneutrinoSoudan Underground LaboratoryStanford UniversityTexasUnited KingdomUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Texas at AustinFermilab feature 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 Standard ModelSymmetry feature The Standard Model is far more than elementary particles arranged in a table.
The most important website in particle physics July 26, 2016 INSPIRESymmetry feature The first website to be hosted in the U.S. has grown to be an invaluable hub for open science.