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03/01/07

Fermilab fleece

I thought it might amuse you to know that I’ve spotted a Fermilab full-zippered fleece in the Concord Monitor.

03/01/07

Physics bliss

It was very nice reading the article on couples in physics in the January/February issue of symmetry.

03/01/07

Marvelous engineering

The article on Fermi’s magnet (symmetry, Dec 2006) included the quote, “When it became superconducting, it was ugly and took weeks and weeks to come online.”

03/01/07

Jennifer Ouellette: Beginner's mind

Several years ago I earned my black belt in jujitsu. Before tying the belt around my waist, the grand master had me don my old white belt, which designates a beginner.

Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

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.