physics culture
April 2013
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April 5, 2013signal to background: CERN offers UN advice on bringing women into scienceIn CERN’s first opportunity to engage directly with a UN organization since it gained observer status, grad students suggested ways to improve the situation of women in science.
March 2013
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March 20, 2013signal to background: Meet 63 women in STEM, and countingIn celebration of Women’s History Month, the US Department of Energy is recognizing some of the many women who make a difference in science and technology innovation.
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March 20, 2013signal to background: Research with flair at FameLab 2013Young scientists presented their research in three entertaining minutes at this year’s Swiss semifinal round of Famelab 2013, hosted by CERN.
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March 15, 2013signal to background: A different spinIn physics, spinors are used to plot the spin properties of elementary particles. In Stanford's recreational softball league, it's a whole different story.
February 2013
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February 28, 2013signal to background: Fighting for academic freedom, one scholar at a timeHerman Winick thought making synchrotrons was his life’s work, but life had a few surprises in store.
December 2012
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December 21, 2012signal to background: Holiday characters take over the physics labEver wonder if a particle collider could give you a faster way to cook your turkey, or how much antimatter it would take to power your holiday lights? Rudolph, Frosty and the gang invade the laboratory to find the answers.
November 2012
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November 27, 2012signal to background: Thanksgiving in the Main Control RoomThe daughter of the Tevatron particle collider’s Mr. Fix-It continues a tradition of providing cheer for operators stuck at work on the holiday.
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November 15, 2012signal to background: Physics never sleepsPhysicists from all over the world work the night shift to guide the Large Hadron Collider and its particle detectors from sunset to sunrise. Take a peek into two of the five CERN control rooms that are staffed 24 hours a day.
October 2012
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October 1, 2012breaking: HEP open access initiative at crucial junctureA meeting at CERN launches the next phase of SCOAP3, an initiative to give the public free access to the scientific literature on particle physics.
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.
July 2012
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July 30, 2012breaking: Introducing... the Particle Olympics!With the 2012 summer Olympics underway, we at symmetry have just one question on our minds: Which particle would win which Olympic event?
October 2011
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October 1, 2011signal to background: A smashin' good tasteWhat beverage could capture the essence of a high-energy subatomic particle collision? It would require specific elements: rareness, a blend of flavors, a twist on technology.
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October 1, 2011signal to background: A deck of particlesWant to play with subatomic particles? You could go to work at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, RHIC—or you could play a new card game.
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October 1, 2011signal to background: Lego Belle IIParticle detectors help physicists study the fundamental building blocks of matter. Now building blocks can help people study detectors.
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October 1, 2011signal to background: The geekiest engagement everDave Mosher wanted his wedding proposal to go off with a bang. A big bang.
May 2011
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May 1, 2011signal to background: Disaster brings physics family closerA day after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with strong aftershocks still testing surviving buildings, Japanese residents and physicists were offering beds, food, and rides to stranded foreign physicists.
October 2010
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October 1, 2010letter: His car is plus a minusLast year I took the opportunity to grab “E Minus” plates for my vehicle, picture attached.
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October 1, 2010signal to background: Hit it over the AlpsEvery summer weekend, several dozen CERN physicists gather to enjoy a beloved American tradition: They play for the Quarks and the Leptons in an international softball league.
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October 1, 2010signal to background: Treading lightly in TokyoIt was my first morning in Tokyo. Carrying a camera, an offering of saké, and a note in Japanese that I hoped explained why I was there, I stepped into the sumo training hall to watch the day's practice.
August 2010
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August 1, 2010feature: The do-it-yourself cyclotronAmateur cyclotron builders are dedicated, tenacious, and obsessed. Another thing they have in common: The experience changes their lives.
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