A joint Fermilab/SLAC publication

Quirky & crafty

Interactive, DIY and other offerings from Symmetry's zany side.

09/15/20

The neutrino painter

In this stop-motion video, Symmetry writer Zack Savitsky imagines an artist whose supplies have taken on some of the properties of neutrinos.

04/14/20

The Large Kitchen Collider

In an imaginative short film, Symmetry writer Sarah Charley investigates the physics of vegetables.

12/17/19

New physics, naughty and nice

Grab your cocoa or pumpkin spice—as today we examine what’s naughty and nice.

12/20/18

Lab Libs

Fill in the blanks for some physics fun.

12/04/18

LHC Noir

A proton describes its final moments in the Large Hadron Collider.

10/30/18

They did the smash – they did the Proton Smash

Add some science to your Halloween!

02/13/18

Show your affection with physics valentines

When it comes to love, sometimes you have to say it with science.

 

02/09/18

Subatomic Smackdown

When it comes to talent, versatility and the power to change the world, which atomic particle is the champ? Read what our four contenders have to say—then you decide.

12/21/17

The 12 Days of Physicsmas

Add some science to your holiday carols.

06/08/17

Another year wiser

In honor of Fermilab’s upcoming 50th birthday, Symmetry presents physics birthday cards.

 
02/14/17

Physics love poems

Advance your romance with science.

12/13/16

Science with sprinkles

Holiday guests will gravitate toward these physics cookies.

10/18/16

It came from the physics lab

Settle in for a physics-themed Halloween movie marathon.

02/23/16

The ABCs of particle physics

Take an interactive animated journey through the particle physics alphabet.

10/27/15

The particle physics personality quiz

What topic in particle physics are you destined to study? Take the quiz to find out!

10/20/15

Frightfully smart jack-o’-lanterns

These physics-themed jack-o’-lanterns come with extra brains.

02/10/15

Physics Valentines

In love? Or just the opposite? Express how you feel with physics-inspired Valentines—and anti-Valentines—courtesy of symmetry.

01/20/15

How to build your own particle detector

Make a cloud chamber and watch fundamental particles zip through your living room!

12/16/14

Deck the halls with Nobel physicists

Symmetry presents a physics twist on the craft of cutting paper snowflakes.

10/21/14

Costumes to make zombie Einstein proud

These physics-themed Halloween costume ideas are sure to entertain—and maybe even educate. Terrifying, we know.

08/01/10

The do-it-yourself cyclotron

Amateur cyclotron builders are dedicated, tenacious, and obsessed. Another thing they have in common: The experience changes their lives.