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06/24/19
Fermilab

Take pride in STEM

To support a more inclusive and diverse laboratory, Fermilab is hosting a series of presentations designed to share information, challenge assumptions and supply tools for change.

06/20/19
SLAC

SLAC sends off woven grids for LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector

Four large meshes made from 2 miles of metal wire will extract potential signals of dark matter particles.

06/19/19

A miniature camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

ComCam will help test the observatory once it is installed in Chile later this year.

06/17/19
ScienceNews

Diamond detectors could aid the search for dark matter

The particles could be spotted when they slam into electrons or atomic nuclei in the crystals.

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The future of particle accelerators may be autonomous

06/25/19
By Caitlyn Buongiorno

Particle accelerators are some of the most complicated machines in science. Scientists are working on ways to run them with a diminishing amount of direction from humans.

Tor Raubenheimer
06/18/19

A day in the life of an accelerator designer

Physicist Tor Raubenheimer explores the world by climbing rocks and designing particle accelerators.

Physics Slang
06/11/19

The language of physics

10 more words that mean something different to scientists.

Photograph of hands in light blue rubber gloves holding detector components
06/10/19

Berkeley leans into search for light dark matter

Dark matter could be much lower in mass and slighter in energy than previously thought.

"Physics without Frontiers" class of 2018 group photo
06/06/19

Sharing CERN with Nepal

A dynamic duo at CERN is planting seeds to foster physics research in Nepal.

An illustration of technicians assembling the LSST
06/04/19

Engineering the world’s largest digital camera

Building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope also means solving extraordinary technological challenges.

Konstantinos and George at CERN
05/28/19

Brothers reunited on the ATLAS experiment

Two brothers with very different career paths land on the same project at CERN.

An illustration depicting the four physicists in this article
05/21/19

From physics to data science

Four physicists share their journeys through academia into industry and offer words of wisdom for those considering making a similar move.

An illustration of a large net catching many butterflies
05/14/19

Casting a wide net

In their quest to discover physics beyond the Standard Model, physicists weigh the pros and cons of different search strategies.

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