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02/27/19
Quartz

Tape is here to rescue big data

While tape technology may have largely disappeared from our daily lives, it turns out that it’s critical to places that deal with big data like CERN.

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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.

05/01/09

A new leader for CERN

In his first few months on the job, CERN Director-General Rolf-Dieter Heuer opens new lines of communication, oversees repairs to the Large Hadron Collider, and promotes a worldwide strategy for particle physics based on a strong mix of global, regional, and national projects.

05/01/09

An LHC detector's old Roman roots

Particle physicists probe uncharted territory for remnants of the early universe. But that is supposed to occur after their experiments turn on.

05/01/09

ATLAS shrunk

Carpenters working at particle physics labs are used to jobs their colleagues in private industry wouldn't dream of tackling.

05/01/09

Credit where credit is due

In the swirling sea of thousands of people who contribute to a major particle physics experiment, how can a young physicist pop to the surface and get noticed? An international committee offers ideas.

05/01/09

Bowling for science

On what should be a sleepy Saturday at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the air is buzzing.

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