Machine evolution
Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.
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LHC data: how it’s made
In the Large Hadron Collider, protons become new particles, which become energy and light, which become data.
Xenon takes a turn in the LHC
For the first time, the Large Hadron Collider is accelerating xenon nuclei for experiments.
Detectors in the dirt
A humidity and temperature monitor developed for CMS finds a new home in Lebanon.
Tape lives on at Fermilab
Storing a deluge of particle physics data requires the help of an old friend: tape cartridges.
When was the Higgs actually discovered?
The announcement on July 4 was just one part of the story. Take a peek behind the scenes of the discovery of the Higgs boson.
Yearning for new physics at CERN, in a post-Higgs way
From The New York Times, June 19, 2017: Fermilab scientist Joel Butler is quoted in this article on physicists monitoring the Large Hadron Collider are seeking clues to a theory that will answer deeper questions about the cosmos.
How to clean inside the LHC
The beam pipes of the LHC need to be so clean, even air molecules count as dirt.
