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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.

10/01/13

US participation in the Higgs discovery

The search for the Higgs at experiments at the Large Hadron Collider was an international effort involving thousands of people, with physicists and engineers from US institutions playing a significant role throughout.

09/30/13

Physics computing innovation benefits multitude

Millions around the world, both scientists and non-scientists, use Scientific Linux, an operating system developed for particle physics.

09/25/13

Adler Planetarium throws ‘Particle Party’

Fermilab physicists and educators mingled with young adult science enthusiasts at Adler After Dark.

09/25/13

More than a game

Astrophysicists find a new use for the video cards that give computer games that movie quality: crunching scientific data.

09/24/13

The great physics quest

In their search for fundamental truths, particle physicists have a lot in common with explorers everywhere.

09/23/13

Artists challenged to depict physics

Through the “Collision” contest, 22 artists and scientists pushed themselves into new territory, portraying the concept of “new physics” through art.

09/13/13

The hunt for microscopic black holes

Finding micro black holes at the LHC would alert scientists to the existence of extra dimensions, which might explain why gravity seems so weak.

09/12/13

Magnetic Moment

A brewery near Fermilab honors the arrival of a giant electromagnet.

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