Archive

10/06/11

Physics PhDs advise students how to land jobs outside academia

10/05/11

WANTED: Editor in chief for symmetry magazine

10/04/11

Nobel Prize for discovery of accelerating universe; mysterious origin still unknown

10/04/11

International committee maps future of particle physics

10/04/11

Astronomers win Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe

10/03/11

Last chance to help a former intern live in a science museum

10/01/11

Science worth trudging for

Would you walk 10,000 steps for a piece of glass the size of a deck of cards? What if that piece of glass were part of an astrophysics experiment to warn people about potentially deadly asteroids zooming toward Earth and make a 3D map of the universe?

Illustration of pineapple (right) pineapple cut in half (left)

10/01/11

Symmetry

Symmetry is an expression of exact correspondence between things.

10/01/11

Cyclotron patent

On January 26, 1932, Ernest Lawrence applied for a patent on the cyclotron.

10/01/11

The geekiest engagement ever

Dave Mosher wanted his wedding proposal to go off with a bang. A big bang.

10/01/11

Old detectors never die

BaBar completed its experimental run in 2008, but its parts will live on.

10/01/11

A deck of particles

Want to play with subatomic particles? You could go to work at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, RHIC—or you could play a new card game.

10/01/11

Lego Belle II

Particle detectors help physicists study the fundamental building blocks of matter. Now building blocks can help people study detectors.

10/01/11

A smashin' good taste

What beverage could capture the essence of a high-energy subatomic particle collision? It would require specific elements: rareness, a blend of flavors, a twist on technology.

10/01/11

Ink curing

Next time you pour yourself a bowl of Cheerios, thank the particle accelerator that brought you the bright yellow box. A growing number of printing companies are using innovative accelerator technology to print the cereal boxes that grace the breakfast table.

10/01/11

Neutrino experiments

Neutrinos zip straight through the Earth, while rarely leaving a trace. Yet these particles may hold answers to many of the key questions of 21st century particle physics.