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.
06/06/13 Welcome to symmetry! Published by Fermilab and SLAC, two national laboratories funded by the US Department of Energy's Office of Science, symmetry magazine offers clear, dependable coverage of particle physics and its impacts on the world.
