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The 2×2 prototype detector for the DUNE near detector was placed in its cryostat in October 2023

DUNE scientists observe first neutrinos with prototype detector at Fermilab

08/12/24

The prototype of a novel particle detection system for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment successfully recorded its first accelerator neutrinos.

10/01/05

More of the universe

After darkness sets in each night, a wall of TV monitors in the control room of Apache Point Observatory continually displays the telescope's view of the heavens.

10/01/05

CP violation

CP is violated if there is a difference between the ways nature treats matter and antimatter.

10/01/05

Public participation is a critical issue for planners of the proposed International Linear Collider. The recent Snowmass conference included a daylong session titled, "Workshop on Public Participation in the ILC," sponsored by the US Linear Collider Communication Committee.

10/01/05

The power of pi

Believe it or not, most of Fermilab's power comes from pi. Electrical power, that is, as the shape of the lab's power poles is modeled after pi, the symbol for the famous number.

10/01/05

Jan-Henrik Andersen: Visual language

Few facets of nature are more mysterious than the quantum world. Particles that appear and disappear from nothing, interactions governed by probability, and intrinsic uncertainties are enough to baffle even the most experienced scientist.

10/01/05

VIP at DESY

He boldly pressed the red button and said, "They promised to explain to me afterwards what I am doing here exactly."

09/01/05

J/Ψ particle

Burton Richter’s group double-checked what they thought was a minor statistical inconsistency in their data. Using the Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Ring (SPEAR), they probed electron-positron collision energies around 3.1 GeV.

09/01/05

Bathsheba Grossman: Digital sculpture

Based on mathematical structures, Bathsheba Grossman's metal artworks are an example of digital sculpture given form.

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