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01/22/21
Washington Post

Obituary: Philip Williams

At the US Department of Energy, physicist PK Williams became Chief of the Physics Research Branch and then the Senior Program Officer.

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Muons: Emblems of discovery

01/13/26
Diana Kwon

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics. 

Photo of Gabriel Palacios, A summer intern at Jefferson Laboratory, gets ILC tattoo
08/29/13

ILC ink

A summer intern at Jefferson Laboratory is excited about the proposed International Linear Collider—and he’s got the tattoo to prove it.

Neutrinoless double beta decay
08/27/13

Neutrinoless double beta decay

The observation of neutrinoless double beta decay would suggest that, by itself, the Standard Model Higgs cannot give mass to neutrinos.

Photo of Dodobus at Burning Man
08/26/13

Scientists of Burning Man

Burning Man offers parallels to—and welcome departures from—the scientific endeavors of physicists who attend the annual event.

Photo of Fermi first five years: FGST in space
08/22/13

Fermi’s first five years

In its first five years gazing at the gamma-ray sky, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope provided new insights into cosmic puzzles ranging from dark matter to blazars—and added a few new puzzles to the list. 

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