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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.

09/19/19

How to get a particle detector on a plane

Berkeley Lab scientists’ unusual carry-ons include components for a CERN experiment’s detector upgrade.

09/17/19

Big Bang Science Fair at WaterFire Providence

The Big Bang Science Fair brings science communication and outreach to an arts festival in Rhode Island.

An illustration of Becky Thompson skydiving next to Spectra

09/12/19

Q&A: Becky Thompson

Meet the comic-creating, triathlete, Hufflepuff physicist who’s also the new head of Fermilab’s Office of Education and Public Outreach.

Illustration of Francesca Ricci-Tam holding wires with detector equipment in background

09/10/19

Finding happiness in hardware

Working on hardware doesn’t come easily to all physicists, but Francesca Ricci-Tam has learned that what matters most is a willingness to put in the practice.

Maria Zurek, right, speaks during a discussion panel at the Linda Nobel Laureates Meeting.

09/05/19

Q&A with nuclear scientist Maria Żurek

Żurek shares her experiences from the 2019 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

09/03/19

A new way to study high-energy gamma rays

The Cherenkov Telescope Array will combine experimental and observatory-style approaches to investigate the universe’s highest energies.

A close up view of the amplifier controls

08/29/19

Upcycled instrument tied to auspicious accelerator

A composer has given new life to an amplifier used within a historically significant particle accelerator.

An illustration of a physicist in costume as Shuri from Wakanda

08/27/19

Channeling Shuri as a physicist at Wakandacon

Fermilab scientist Jessica Esquivel donned a superhero costume to celebrate diversity in STEM, nerdiness and science at Wakandacon in Chicago.

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