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08/01/05

Great minds think...

I want to point out for the record that the cover of the June/July issue of symmetry appears to have been "heavily inspired" by the cover of the recent SLAC report SLAC-R-709,

08/01/05

Secret color code

Thank you for a charming issue on neutrinos (May 2005). The use of jelly beans of different colors to convey the notion of the various flavors of neutrino is very sweet and engaging.

08/01/05

Glen White: Becoming an accelerator physicist

First, let me come clean. I started off my research career as a particle physicist working for the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom.

08/01/05

Douglas Sarno: Public participation

The International Linear Collider will cost billions of dollars, paid for by taxpayers.

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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.

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