September 2012
September 2012
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September 27, 2012breaking: The Einstein papers: A physicist in turbulent seasA new volume of Einstein’s collected papers shows a publicly triumphant but personally troubled man.
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September 27, 2012breaking: Researchers propose machine for a clean, mean neutrino beamScientists hope to enlist the help of muons in their quest to find a fourth type of neutrino.
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September 26, 2012breaking: CERN artist-in-residence mixes order and uncertaintyJulius von Bismarck uses rules to create a sense of chaos in his latest piece.
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September 25, 2012breaking: JLab prepares accelerator for new era of explorationJefferson Lab's Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility will return with double the energy and a host of other enhancements designed to delve even deeper into the structure of matter.
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September 25, 2012gallery: Streaming scienceWhat may be the world’s largest freestanding plastic structure is taking shape in Ash River, Minn. You’re invited to watch.
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September 24, 2012breaking: DOE advances US ATLAS, US CMS detector upgrade plansThe Department of Energy has given its first stage of approval for plans for the United States to participate in detector upgrades at the Large Hadron Collider.
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September 20, 2012signal to background: African School of Physics student awarded international fellowshipLaza Rakotondravohitra will pursue his Ph.D. as part of the MINERvA experiment at Fermilab.
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September 19, 2012breaking: Second Fermilab muon experiment achieves first stage of approvalThe Department of Energy has announced Mission Need approval for the Muon g-2 experiment.
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September 18, 2012breaking: ATLAS collaboration gains real recognition for virtual visits programA jury of 30 experts judged the ATLAS Virtual Visits program as the top online event of 2012 in European public relations and communication.
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September 18, 2012explain it in 60 seconds: KlystronKlystrons are at the heart of particle accelerators, radar, cancer treatments and some radio telescopes.
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September 17, 2012breaking: World’s most powerful digital camera records first imagesThe Dark Energy Camera, a 570-megapixel camera mounted on a telescope in Chile, achieved first light on Sept. 12.
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September 14, 2012breaking: First proton-lead collision test at the LHC successfulFor the first time, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have collided protons with lead ions, a feat that will give them insight into the quark-gluon plasma.
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September 12, 2012signal to background: NOvA: Exploring neutrino mysteriesOn Monday, Sept. 10, crews finished installing the first block of the 14-kiloton NOvA detector. What will the experiment do?
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September 11, 2012feature: From particle physics to the computing industryA new generation of computer scientists is applying unique skills learned in particle physics to tough problems in industry, working on everything from high-efficiency light bulbs to Internet search engines.
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September 10, 2012breaking: Scientists already planning for LHC long shutdownNext year, scientific collaborations will take full advantage of the Large Hadron Collider's time without beam.
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September 6, 2012breaking: Crews complete first block of North America’s most advanced neutrino experimentTechnicians in Minnesota have completed the first block of a detector that will be part of the largest, most advanced neutrino experiment in North America.
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September 5, 2012feature: The Dark Energy Camera opens its eyesA long-awaited device that will help unravel one of the universe’s most compelling mysteries gets ready to see first light.
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September 5, 2012gallery: SLAC at 50SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory honors its five-decade history as it forges ahead into new areas of scientific research.
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September 4, 2012editorial: Pushing boundariesWe’re making the magazine more timely and customizable, while still offering the same dependable and clear coverage of particle physics.
