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09/20/13

Scientists expand search for light dark matter

Physicists on the CDMS experiment have devised a better way to search for a particle that, if it exists, will revolutionize our ideas about dark matter.

09/18/13

Just how weak is the weak force?

Using a unique technique, the Q-weak collaboration has found the value of the weak force to be in agreement with theory—so far.

09/17/13

South Dakota artists explore dark matter

A grassroots group of artists started a gallery project centered on Sanford Lab’s science.

09/13/13

The hunt for microscopic black holes

Finding micro black holes at the LHC would alert scientists to the existence of extra dimensions, which might explain why gravity seems so weak.

09/12/13

Magnetic Moment

A brewery near Fermilab honors the arrival of a giant electromagnet.

09/10/13

‘Why particle physics matters’ winner announced

The readers have spoken: Your favorite explanation of why particle physics matters came from physicist Breese Quinn.

09/06/13

Video: TedEd on Higgs

09/06/13

Famous Higgs analogy, illustrated

A Fermilab physicist and TED artists have created a short animation about the most famous description of the Higgs field.

09/04/13

Upgraded Fermilab neutrino beam back in business

After more than a year of improvements, Fermilab's accelerator complex has begun sending neutrinos to experiments at the lab and in Minnesota.

09/03/13

The Dark Energy Survey begins

Over the next five years, scientists will capture some of the grandest images of the cosmos ever seen and use them to probe the mystery of dark energy.

08/30/13

Video: Why particle physics matters compilation

Illustration of "Why particle physics matters" and photo collage of physicists

08/30/13

Why does particle physics matter?

Watch a compilation of many scientists' explanations of the importance of particle physics.

Photo of Gabriel Palacios, A summer intern at Jefferson Laboratory, gets ILC tattoo

08/29/13

ILC ink

A summer intern at Jefferson Laboratory is excited about the proposed International Linear Collider—and he’s got the tattoo to prove it.

08/27/13

Neutrinoless double beta decay

The observation of neutrinoless double beta decay would suggest that, by itself, the Standard Model Higgs cannot give mass to neutrinos.

08/26/13

Scientists of Burning Man

Burning Man offers parallels to—and welcome departures from—the scientific endeavors of physicists who attend the annual event.

08/23/13

Japan selects candidate site for linear collider

A site evaluation committee has recommended a location for the proposed International Linear Collider, if it is built in Japan.