08/15/22 Fermilab Excavation of huge caverns for DUNE particle detector is underway The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility will one day be home to the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
08/10/22 Quanta What Is quantum field theory and why is it incomplete? Steven Strogatz speaks with David Tong, a theoretical physicist at the University of Cambridge, to explore the open questions of quantum field theory.
08/10/22 Fermilab First demonstration of a new particle beam technology at Fermilab Scientists at Fermilab used the lab’s newest storage ring, the Integrable Optics Test Accelerator, to demonstrate and explore a new kind of beam cooling technology.
08/09/22 Quanta How the physics of nothing underlies everything The key to understanding the origin and fate of the universe may be a more complete understanding of the vacuum.
Recognizing Rosemary Fowler 11/05/24 Pruthvi Mehta A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own.
01/23/18 Neural networks for neutrinos Scientists are using cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to analyze physics data.
01/18/18 The biggest little detectors The ProtoDUNE detectors for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are behemoths in their own right.
01/10/18 Rivers in the sky Local communities named newly discovered stellar streams for bodies of water close to home.
12/21/17 Not an ugly sweater party University College London scientists make physics festive with sweaters and songs at their annual holiday gathering.
12/19/17 Machine evolution Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.
12/15/17 A trip into totality This summer, physics students were offered a unique opportunity to study cosmic rays during the total solar eclipse.