big data
April 2013
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April 30, 2013signal to background: Free from the startSince CERN released the World Wide Web without royalties 20 years ago, the technology has flourished.
October 2012
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October 19, 2012signal to background: Learning to play the dark matter boogieA growing suite of computational instruments is helping scientists determine how fast local concentrations of dark matter move, which in turn could help them cut in on the dance of dark matter particles.
September 2012
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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.
August 2012
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August 23, 2012breaking: How to grow a universe – just add a supercomputerResearchers have created the most realistic simulation of cosmic evolution to date.
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August 8, 2012breaking: LHCb experiment collects record amount of dataThe LHCb experiment at CERN has collect a record amount of data this year, already surpassing the amount it collected in all of 2011.
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August 1, 2012deconstruction: Big dataBig science takes both big data and big cooperation. For the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, storing, analyzing and accessing 25 petabytes of data each year requires a worldwide effort that spans more than 100 institutions in 36 countries. Here’s how it works.
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August 1, 2012feature: Particle physics tames big dataAs science produces an ever-growing flood of information, researchers in many fields struggle with how to collect, store, manage and distribute “big data.” Perhaps they could learn a thing or two from particle physics, a field that's been awash in enormous data sets for decades.
July 2012
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July 24, 2012breaking: A little light (or rather, massive) Higgs musicThanks to a few creative scientists, the recent discovery of a Higgs-like particle is music to more than just particle physicists’ ears.
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July 9, 2012breaking: The statistics of scientific discoveryIn this video, Fermilab physicist explains how figuring out whether a discovery is real or just a matter of luck is similar to judging the fairness of a pair of dice. It all comes down to statistics.
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July 1, 2012explain it in 60 seconds: SigmaSigma is a unit that describes how much a set of experimental data deviates from what’s expected.
March 2012
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March 29, 2012breaking: Supercomputing the difference between matter and antimatterAn international collaboration of scientists has reported a landmark calculation of the decay process of a kaon into two pions, using breakthrough techniques on some of the world's fastest supercomputers.
February 2012
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February 1, 2012feature: Going publicHow the public release of data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope’s main instrument has affected the hundreds of researchers who use it—and resulted in more and better science.
January 2012
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January 18, 2012breaking: The Tevatron's enduring computing legacyOver the course of more than three decades of planning and operation, a tremendous amount of computing innovation was necessary to keep the data flowing and physics results coming at Fermilab's Tevatron. In fact, computing continues to do its work. Although the proton and antiproton beams no longer brighten the Tevatron’s tunnel, physicists expect to be using computing to continue analyzing a vast quantity of collected data for several years to come.
December 2011
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December 21, 2011breaking: Happy 10th Birthday, WLCG!Amid all the hype and excitement of the new physics being announced from experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in 2011, there was another, little known, cause for celebration: the anniversary of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG).
October 2011
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October 24, 2011breaking: SLAC physicists using physics simulation tool to make cancer therapy saferTiny particles are making a big difference in the world of cancer therapy. And SLAC physicists—experts in particle transport—are using computer simulations to make those therapies safer.
March 2011
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March 13, 2011breaking: LHC sees first stable-beam 3.5 TeV collisions of 2011The Large Hadron Collider saw its first 3.5 TeV collisions of 2011 today after 6 p.m. Central European Time (1 p.m. EST).
October 2010
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October 18, 2010breaking: Astronomical computingThe Large Synoptic Survey Telescope to be constructed in Chile will incorporate the world’s largest digital camera, capable of recording highly detailed data more quickly than any other telescope of comparable resolution.
June 2010
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June 1, 2010signal to background: Take me out to the calculatorBaseball fans and physicists share two key loves: numbers and acronyms. While fans pore over statistics on RBIs, OBPs, and ERAs, physicists analyze data from particle accelerators such as RHIC, LHC, and CESR.
April 2010
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April 1, 2010feature: Are we there yet?With the Large Hadron Collider up and running, expectations are high: Shouldn't discoveries start pouring in? These things don't happen overnight. We trace the long, careful path from intriguing data to official discovery.
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