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05/01/11

Right- or left-hand rule?

A story in the February 2011 issue talks about how Andreas Moll “walked the crowd through the right-hand rule” during a particle physics slam, but the picture on page 7 shows everybody using their left hand. What's the deal?

05/01/11

ALICE's tight squeeze

Anyone who has ever tried to move a big piece of furniture through a small door knows a few centimeters can mean the difference between success and failure.

05/01/11

Physics in a cornfield

On a cool September evening in a cornfield south of Chicago, dozens of telescopes turned skyward for one of the largest star parties in the Midwest. At the center, Fermilab astrophysicist Dan Hooper was describing something no telescope can see.