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08/19/21
Science Clear+Vivid Podcast

Caterina Vernieri: Seeing what can’t be seen

As a young physics student, Caterina Vernieri was lucky enough to join the team hunting for the the Higgs boson just as it was found. She talks with Alan Alda about building a detector that may reveal the Higgs’ secrets.

08/04/21
Fermilab

Drilling for neutrinos

Construction workers are working around the clock to carve out space a mile underground for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

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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.

Illustration of computer monitor with Higgs Boson, medical equipment, X-rays, pills, beakers and Apps OSG
06/24/14

Computing power for all

The Open Science Grid enables faster, more efficient analysis of LHC data—and also contributes to advancements in fields from geology to medicine.

Illustration of Day in Life: Lucy DeBarbaro: hred house in woods, with hands behind it, Wilson hall in the background
06/17/14

Science and nature

Although the view has changed, Lucy de Barbaro still looks at life through the lens of physics.

Sketch of SUSY bet
06/16/14

The supersymmetric bet

Particle physicists playfully take sides over whether the Large Hadron Collider is likely to discover evidence of Supersymmetry.

Illustration of Wave-particle duality, person on beach under wave
06/10/14

Wave-particle duality

The concept of wave-particle duality ascribes two seemingly contradictory traits to a single object.

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