Dark Energy Survey scientists release new analysis of how the universe expands
…extremely sensitive 570-megapixel digital camera, DECam, and installed it on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter telescope at NSF Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF…
Spring at Fermilab welcomes the arrival of two baby bison
At the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where groundbreaking particle physics research meets the pioneering spirit of the American prairie, a beloved spring tradition continues. Today, two baby…
Bernstein, Bhat elected 2021 AAAS fellows
Robert Bernstein. Photo: Robert Bernstein The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected Fermilab scientists Robert Bernstein and Chandrashekhara Bhat as 2021 AAAS fellows. A lifetime distinction, an…
Engineering innovation meets history in groundbreaking neutrino experiment hosted by Fermilab
…hovercraft at SURF were engineered for the specific purpose of moving 1,124 steel beams that are needed to construct cryostats for the largest international physics experiment ever undertaken on American…
Department of Energy announces $218 million for quantum information science
…White House Summit on Advancing American Leadership in QIS, highlighting the high priority that the administration places on advancing this multidisciplinary area of research, which is expected to lay the…
Fermilab scientist Marcela Carena appointed as member of the Argentinian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
…was the 2017 chair of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society. Since 2002, she’s been an APS fellow, where she’s also served as general councilor…
The last night of the Dark Energy Survey
…degrees of sky. It used a massive 500-megapixel camera attached to the Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The survey concluded on Jan. 9, 2019, with its…
Fermilab dedicates new state-of-the-art building honoring scientist Helen Edwards
…Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), aligned with DOE’s goal of unleashing American innovation. In addition to traditional workspaces like offices and conference rooms, the center features cleanrooms, vibration-sensitive labs and…
Weird muons may point to new particles and forces of nature
From Scientific American, September 14, 2021: Fermilab theorist Marcela Carena writes about the ever changing behavior of muons and the first result of the Muon g-2 experiment that suggested muons…
Fermilab joined national effort to increase efficiency in microelectronics
…for four decades.” The EES2 pledge Since the 1940s, computational power has grown exponentially. This growth has largely been sustained according to Moore’s law, which observes the number of components…