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10/14/24
Fermilab

Successful test delivers DUNE steel beam a mile underground

Teams from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Sanford Underground Research Facility have successfully completed the first test lift and lowering of a six-ton L-shaped steel beam for construction of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in Lead, South Dakota.

10/11/24
CERN

Particle physicists chart a course to the future

During its September session the Council appointed members of the Physics Preparatory Group, which will prepare scientific input to the work of the European Strategy Group based on the views it gathers from the community.

10/08/24
University of Oxford

Professor Ian Shipsey FRS

The University is saddened to convey the news of the death of Professor Ian Shipsey, Head of the Department of Physics.

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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument imaging the night sky in 2022

New DESI results weigh in on gravity

11/20/24
Lauren Biron

Researchers used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to map how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history. 

Illustration of Raphael Granier De Cassagnac
05/28/24

The physicist gamer

Raphael Granier De Cassagnac recently put his scientific skills to use creating a physics-themed video game.

Illustration of a scientist pinpointing part of a galaxy through the lens of a magnifying glass
05/01/24

AI for control rooms

Scientists inside and outside of particle physics and astrophysics are leaning on AI for assistance with complex tasks.

Illustration of someone embroidering a particle collision
04/30/24

Machine learning and theory

Theoretical physicists use machine-learning algorithms to speed up difficult calculations and eliminate untenable theories—but could they transform what it means to make discoveries?

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