New beginning at FAST: Research accelerator reaches design beam energy June 8, 2016 acceleratoraccelerator R&Daccelerator scienceaccelerator technologyFASTIllinoisNorthern Illinois UniversityFermilab feature The delivery of 50-MeV beam is the first step in establishing an accelerator R&D facility that will serve as one of America’s leading test beds for cutting-edge, record-high-intensity particle beam research.
The neutrino cocktail June 7, 2016 neutrinoSymmetry feature Neutrinos are a puzzling mixture of three flavors and three masses. Scientists want to measure it down to the last drop.
Transoceanic collaboration begins bearing fruit for PIP-II June 6, 2016 IIFCIndiaIndian Institutions-Fermilab CollaborationPIP-IIFermilab feature Fermilab’s partnership with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai, India, recently bore its first fruit: preproduction magnets designed and built at the India laboratory. The magnets were installed and tested at the Fermilab PIP-II Injector Test Accelerator in late March.
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.