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01/21/20
New York Times

Alone on a mountaintop, awaiting a very hard rain

Decades ago, Armenian scientists built a high-elevation trap to catch and study cosmic rays. Physics has mostly moved on, but the station persists—a ghost observatory with a skeleton crew.

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Recognizing Rosemary Fowler

11/05/24
Pruthvi Mehta

A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own.

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09/18/12

Klystron

Klystrons are at the heart of particle accelerators, radar, cancer treatments and some radio telescopes.

09/11/12

From particle physics to the computing industry

A new generation of computer scientists is applying unique skills learned in particle physics to tough problems in industry, working on everything from high-efficiency light bulbs to Internet search engines.

09/05/12

SLAC at 50

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory honors its five-decade history as it forges ahead into new areas of scientific research.

09/05/12

SLAC at 50

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory honors its five-decade history as it forges ahead into new areas of scientific research.

08/01/12

Virtual tourist

About 80,000 people visit the Large Hadron Collider each year. Now, thanks to the Web, thousands more can make the visit—without ever leaving their hometowns.

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