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?
Fermilab and Russia: four decades of scientific collaboration April 15, 2016 collaborationinternational relationsinternationalityRussiaFermilab feature The collaboration between Russian institutions and Fermilab in the 1980s became, for some, a symbol of two competing countries overcoming their differences and working together to move the field of particle physics forward.
Five fascinating facts about DUNE April 14, 2016 DUNEneutrinoSymmetry feature One: The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will look for more than just neutrinos.
Physicists build ultrapowerful accelerator magnet April 7, 2016 acceleratoraccelerator R&DcollaborationLARPLHCmagnetSymmetry feature A partnership between three national U.S. laboratories and CERN to upgrade the LHC has yielded the strongest accelerator magnet ever created.
South Bend, Indiana, school gets a chance at physics research with QuarkNet April 6, 2016 CMSIndianaoutreachQuarkNetSTEMstudentsUniversity of Notre DameFermilab feature A high school science class participates in CMS data analysis through QuarkNet.