Fermilab
May 2013
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May 21, 2013day in the life: Fermilab docentFormer biology teacher Felicia Svoboda shows Fermilab visitors the ins and outs of doing science.
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May 12, 2013signal to background: The top 40 physics hits of 2012The Higgs boson is a popular subject among the most-cited physics papers of 2012, but a particle simulation manual takes the top spot.
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May 8, 2013signal to background: The Fellowship of the RingThe Muon g-2 experiment kicks off this summer with the move of a 50-foot-wide ring-shaped cryostat from New York to Illinois.
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May 2, 2013breaking: Dark-matter detector hears first particle popsThe COUPP-60 dark-matter experiment begins recording the trails of bubbles that passing particles form in its detector.
April 2013
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April 29, 2013signal to background: Dark Energy Survey launches new photo blogScientists on the Dark Energy Survey share weekly photos taken by and of the world’s most powerful digital camera.
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April 15, 2013breaking: Underground experiment sees possible hints of dark matterThe Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment adds new intrigue to the hunt for dark matter.
March 2013
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March 27, 2013breaking: NOvA neutrino detector sees first particlesThe NOvA neutrino detector, currently under construction, has already begun to take data from cosmic rays.
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March 19, 2013day in the life: Programmed for successFormer particle physicist John Mansour still creates analytic solutions—these days, for retail clients.
February 2013
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February 21, 2013commentary: Being unreasonable: the value of pure scienceThe “unreasonable demands” of pure research are an essential driver for technology, enriching our bodies, minds and pocketbooks.
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February 14, 2013deconstruction: Long-Baseline Neutrino ExperimentThe Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment aims to discover whether neutrinos violate the fundamental matter–antimatter symmetry of physics.
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February 12, 2013signal to background: Fermilab documentary offers inside lookA new documentary about the people and science of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is now available on YouTube.
January 2013
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January 30, 2013signal to background: Tiny bubblesA hipster detector searches for the crystalline “plink” of dark matter.
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January 17, 2013signal to background: Precocious protonsA brainy playground springs up at Fermilab, offering hands-on education experiences for kids.
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January 10, 2013breaking: Midwest muon experiments carry on East Coast legacyAs researchers across the United States—and around the world—plan two new supersymmetry-hunting experiments to be located at Fermilab, symmetry writer Joseph Piergrossi sat down with collaborators from Boston University to learn more about the projects’ goals and history.
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January 3, 2013breaking: The gift of beam: Neutron therapy restarts at FermilabWith a new power source operating at Fermilab's accelerator complex, the laboratory reopened its cancer treatment facility over the holidays.
December 2012
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December 12, 2012breaking: DOE grants CD-1 approval to LBNE projectThe Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment took another step forward, receiving approval from the US Department of Energy for the first phase of the project.
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December 5, 2012breaking: Scientists propose new projects to unravel dark energy secretsScientists have risen to the challenge to design an experiment that will make measurements of millions of galaxies to probe dark energy in new ways.
November 2012
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November 30, 2012signal to background: Physics education program QuarkNet develops global reachA professional development program created in the United States to help teachers explain particle physics has caught on across the world.
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November 26, 2012signal to background: Contributing to an LHC experiment, no transatlantic travel requiredScientists participate in the CMS experiment from afar using remote operations centers.
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November 21, 2012signal to background: Fermilab's first physics slam a smash hitFive scientists spent a Friday night on stage competing to see who could best convey the fun of particle physics.
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