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Explain it in 60 Seconds: Lattice QCD

07/25/24

Sarah Charley

Lattice gauge theory, or lattice QCD, is a calculation method that helps scientists make predictions about the behavior of quarks at low energies.

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.

06/11/13

Former physicist nurtures innovation

Cherie Goodenough finds joy in seeing science research develop into products and applications.

Illustration of figure of man at a supersymmetry blackboard

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.

06/05/13

The ILC through two lenses

Two regions in Japan vying to be the site of the proposed International Linear Collider have produced wildly different promotional videos.

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06/04/13

Unification of forces

What if all of nature’s forces can be woven together into one comprehensive force?

05/31/13

Three decades of the Z

Thirty years ago this month, CERN scientists announced the discovery of the Z boson, an elusive elementary particle that transmits the weak force.

05/28/13

Exploring the universal glue

Our visible universe is built mostly of glue, which generates roughly 98 percent of visible mass. Now, an experiment is gearing up to study novel manifestations of that glue.

05/21/13

Face of Fermilab

Former biology teacher Felicia Svoboda shows Fermilab visitors the ins and outs of doing science.

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