Archive

04/09/13

Arturo Gomez: Life among the telescopes

Arturo Gomez has spent more than 40 years working with visiting astronomers at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.

04/05/13

CERN offers UN advice on bringing women into science

In CERN’s first opportunity to engage directly with a UN organization since it gained observer status, grad students suggested ways to improve the situation of women in science.

Photo of AMS on ISS outside of Earth's atmosphere

04/03/13

AMS tiptoes toward answer to dark-matter question

The first result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment improves on previous measurements, promises precise future results.

Photo of persons hand on a single silicon wafer

04/02/13

Semiconductors

Accelerator-powered ion implantation proves key to advances in integrated circuits.

Photo of the bubble chamber exhibit proved a mesmerizing respite from some of the more crowded exhibits

03/29/13

Cosmic open house draws curious crowd

Kids of all ages flocked to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to learn about the universe and have fun doing it.

03/27/13

NOvA neutrino detector sees first particles

The NOvA neutrino detector, currently under construction, has already begun to take data from cosmic rays.

Photo of Dark Energy Camera from time-lapse

03/27/13

Astronomers give Dark Energy Camera rave reviews

Even before the Dark Energy Survey begins, the Dark Energy Camera is exceeding expectations in the astrophysics community.

03/26/13

BESIII collaboration catches new particle

A new particle spotted at China’s Beijing Electron Positron Collider raises more questions than it answers.

03/26/13

OPERA snags third tau neutrino

For the third time since the OPERA detector began receiving beam in 2006, the experiment has caught a muon neutrino oscillating into a tau neutrino.

Illustration of applications (red, white, and blue)

03/26/13

How particle physics improves your life

From MRIs to shrink wrap, particle physics technology improves the world we live in.

Photo of Fundamental Physics Prize ceremony

03/22/13

Great minds lauded at physics prize ceremony

A crowd full of stars from the field of particle physics—along with one from Hollywood—celebrated recent achievements.

03/21/13

Planck reveals new insight into universe

The first cosmology results from the Planck satellite reveal an older universe populated with less dark energy and more matter than expected.

03/20/13

Meet 63 women in STEM, and counting

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the US Department of Energy is recognizing some of the many women who make a difference in science and technology innovation.

03/20/13

Research with flair at FameLab 2013

Young scientists presented their research in three entertaining minutes at this year’s Swiss semifinal round of Famelab 2013, hosted by CERN.

03/19/13

Programmed for success

Former particle physicist John Mansour still creates analytic solutions—these days, for retail clients.

03/15/13

A different spin

In physics, spinors are used to plot the spin properties of elementary particles. In Stanford's recreational softball league, it's a whole different story.