04/20/22 Fermilab New accelerator at Fermilab approved for construction start The US Department of Energy has formally approved the start of full construction for the PIP-II project.
04/07/22 Fermilab CDF collaboration at Fermilab announces most precise ever measurement of W boson mass to be in tension with the Standard Model If confirmed, this measurement suggests the potential need for improvements to the Standard Model calculation or extensions to the model.
04/07/22 Science Astronomers find a new way to detect gravitational waves Gamma rays from distant pulsars could help researchers find merging supermassive black holes.
04/07/22 Quanta Newly measured particle seems heavy enough to break known physics A new analysis of W bosons suggests these particles are significantly heavier than predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics.
The boson that physics almost rejected 07/02/24 Claire Malone Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.
11/09/17 Fermilab’s 11th employee Fantastical designs elevate physics in works by Fermilab’s first artist.
11/07/17 Something borrowed SLAC engineer Knut Skarpaas designs some of physics’ most challenging machines, finding inspiration in unexpected places.
11/06/17 An international celebration of dark matter Around the world, scientists and non-scientists alike celebrated the first international Dark Matter Day.
10/31/17 How is the Force like dark matter? For Dark Matter Day, scientist and Star Wars fan Dan McKinsey talks dark matter and the Force.
10/26/17 CERN alumna turned deep-sea explorer Grace C. Young is fascinated by fundamental questions about realms both quantum and undersea.
10/24/17 Speak physics: What is a cross section? Cross sections tell physicists how likely particles are to interact in a given way.
10/10/17 A play in parallel universes Constellations illustrates the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics—with a love story.
10/05/17 A radio for dark matter Instead of searching for dark matter particles, a new device will search for dark matter waves.