07/02/13 Secrets of the early universe Planck, the space telescope that this year revealed unprecedentedly detailed information about the early universe, is just getting started.
07/01/13 Big data and the X-ray laser Ultrafast experiments at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source require powerful, unique data systems adapted from particle physics.
06/28/13 Fermilab produces its first potential astronaut Josh Cassada, accepted into NASA’s exclusive 2013 astronaut candidate class, cut his scientific teeth doing particle physics research at Fermilab.
06/26/13 50-foot physics experiment on the move Symmetry writer Andre Salles tells you everything you always wanted to know about moving a gigantic electromagnet but were afraid to ask.
06/25/13 Around the US in 17 labs Chart a course to knowledge with symmetry’s interactive map of all 17 US Department of Energy national laboratories.
06/21/13 Physicists boost electrons with lasers Accelerator physicists at SLAC celebrate a successful step toward building smaller, cheaper accelerators.
06/20/13 Nigel Lockyer appointed director of Fermilab Nigel Lockyer, director of Canada’s TRIUMF laboratory since 2007, will take over for retiring Fermilab Director Pier Oddone.
06/18/13 Journey from the center of the Earth Subatomic particles streaming from the Earth’s interior carry important evidence of the planet’s origins.
06/14/13 The march of the penguin diagrams More than 30 years ago, a physicist honored a bet by naming a particle decay diagram after an aquatic bird.
06/13/13 International Linear Collider design is ‘good to go’ After nearly a decade of R&D, the International Linear Collider global design effort crosses the finish line.
06/13/13 CERN computing heads to Eastern Europe To deal with increasingly data-hungry experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN has built an addition to its data center—in Budapest.
06/11/13 Former physicist nurtures innovation Cherie Goodenough finds joy in seeing science research develop into products and applications.
06/07/13 Winner: Cinderella’s convertible carriage Reader Emily Conover wins symmetry’s latest contest with her fairy-tale description of neutrino oscillation.
06/06/13 A 10-minute lesson in supersymmetry In two new videos, Fermilab physicist Don Lincoln explains the what and the why of supersymmetry.
