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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.

01/01/05

Dawn Meson: Orders of magnitude

From cave paintings of bison to Monet landscapes, artists have studied and interpreted the natural world. Dawn Neal Meson, a San Francisco artist, has taken this theme one level further, or, rather, many orders of magnitude smaller.

01/01/05

R. Keith Ellis and Thomas Ludlam: Strong interaction

The discovery of asymptotic freedom did not mean that Quantum Chromodynamics was immediately accepted as the theory of the strong interaction.

01/01/05

Visa quest

Russian physicist Nikolay Solyak has been a Fermilab employee since 1999. When he left the United States in September 2003, a short trip abroad turned into a four-month odyssey, separating him from his work and family in the United States. His documents tell the story.

01/01/05

SESAME

Can a recycled synchrotron become an oasis of peace in the Middle East?

01/01/05

Smart scarecrow

"See, that's Albert Einstein!" / "Huh?" was the most common response from caramel-apple-wielding pre-school kids to their parents.

01/01/05

The growth of inflation

Twenty-five years after Alan Guth turned cosmology on its head, what’s the latest story of the universe’s first moments?

01/01/05

Virtual cake

Celebrating anniversaries of global organizations presents unique challenges and asks for creative solutions.

01/01/05

Sold on cold

Particle physics has chosen low-temperature superconducting technology for the International Linear Collider. What is "cold," and why have particle physicists lowered the temperature on a new accelerator?

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