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Bathed in orange lighting reminiscent of a beat-generation lounge, 200 people grabbed beers and pretzels and settled in to watch six particle physicists compete for their affection.

02/01/11

Young researcher tackles world's biggest camera

When David Lawrence joined the Brookhaven High School Research Program at age 15, he said he wanted a project challenging enough to catch the attention of the judges at the Intel Science Talent Search.

02/01/11

SLAC's science data really sticks

To keep track of the roughly 35 papers the BaBar collaboration will publish in the next year, the high-tech experiment went low-tech this summer. It transferred data from computers to Post-it notes.

02/01/11

Neutrino fishermen catch whales, too

Biologist Gianni Pavan joined the Ocean Noise Detection Experiment in 2000 to help physicist Giorgio Riccobene distinguish various marine background noises from the sounds neutrinos make when they interact with ocean water.

02/01/11

Way of the metallurgist

For the Japanese samurai, the long-bladed katana sword embodied honor and the prestige of their warrior class. For Jon Kellar, metallurgical engineering professor at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, it embodies a perfect design project for his students.

02/01/11

OPERA’s first tau neutrino

On May 31, 2010, at Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, Antonio Ereditato, spokesperson of the OPERA (Oscillation Project with Emulsion tRacking Apparatus) experiment, reported to the scientific community the detection of the first candidate event for the appearance of a tau neutrino in a be

Illustration of word search paper with red and blue pens laying on top of paper

02/01/11

Discovery

Discovery is the process of uncovering something new.

02/01/11

Food packaging

Traditional methods for sterilizing empty packaging are simple and effective, but have environmental drawbacks. Low-energy electron beams from particle accelerators provide an environmentally friendly alternative.