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08/19/20
MIT News

Are we still listening to space?

Research looks different during a pandemic, but graduate students continue to use LIGO to identify astrophysical events.

08/13/20

A new view of the Higgs boson

Scientists know the Higgs boson interacts with extremely massive particles. Now, they’re starting to study how it interacts with lighter particles as well.

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ALICE with one door open

Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25
Sarah Charley

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.

Photo of three-dimensional integrated chip
10/11/12

Electronics in an extra dimension

3D chips—smaller and more powerful than their 2D counterparts—are beginning to make an impact in industry. Now, Fermilab is working with industrial partners to fabricate prototype 3D chips for use in science.

Photo of cranes on green river surrounded by trees
10/09/12

Caring for the prairie

Volunteers at Fermilab continue the site’s rich history of environmentally responsible land management.

Illustration of Haroche and Wineland
10/09/12

Nobel honors research by particle trappers

Serge Haroche and David Wineland, who opened a new era of research by building particle traps and experimenting with individual particles without destroying them, were honored with the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics.

Photo collage of NOvA construction images
09/25/12

Streaming science

What may be the world’s largest freestanding plastic structure is taking shape in Ash River, Minn. You’re invited to watch.

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