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Illustration of deconstruction: particle physics US Map

03/18/14

Particle physics in the United States

More than 150 US universities and laboratories are engaged in particle physics research and technology innovation, playing important roles in the Higgs boson and cosmic inflation discoveries—and the many more revelations still to come.

03/17/14

Video: Andrei Linde learns of the BICEP2 result

Assistant Professor Chao-Lin Kuo surprises Professor Andrei Linde with evidence that supports cosmic inflation theory. (Video courtesy Stanford University)

03/17/14

Physicists find evidence of cosmic inflation

The BICEP2 experiment has detected signs of gravitational waves in the cosmic microwave background radiation, with big implications for the theory of cosmic inflation.

03/14/14

Art at the Australian Synchrotron

An art installation at the Australian Synchrotron provides insight into experimental physics.

03/12/14

Klystrons for industry

SLAC partners with industry to produce klystrons, the heart of accelerators in labs and medical facilities around the world.

Illustration of Instrumentation Frontier: Two men pushing the word "Technology"

03/11/14

The Instrumentation Frontier

Devices designed for science can open both the wonders of the cosmos and new possibilities in everyday life.

03/07/14

Start spreading the SNEWS

A worldwide network keeps astronomers and physicists ready for the next nearby supernova.

03/06/14

Physics by hand

To encourage discussion and engagement, a physics forum has banned PowerPoint slides in favor of low-tech whiteboards.

03/04/14

There’s an app for that

From arcade-style fun to sophisticated simulations, these mobile downloads can supply your physics fix.

03/03/14

Video: Particle Fever trailer

03/03/14

‘Particle Fever’ opens in the US

Particle Fever, a documentary that follows scientists involved in research at the Large Hadron Collider, opens this week in select theaters across the United States.

02/28/14

CDMS result covers new ground in search for dark matter

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search has set more stringent limits on light dark matter.

02/27/14

CERN challenges students to design experiment

Groups of high school students from around the world are competing to win the chance to conduct a particle physics experiment at CERN.

02/26/14

Video: DECam tracks asteroid

Apollo-class asteroid 2014 BE63 looks like a faint star that moves across the sky in this series of images taken by the Dark Energy Camera in Chile.

02/25/14

Imagine the beam

A former physicist uses accelerator data to create artistic visualizations.

02/25/14

DECam pinpoints asteroid

When weather prevented other telescopes from tracking a potentially hazardous asteroid, the Dark Energy Camera stepped in.