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Illustration of Judy Lieberman, split screen blue and red

08/13/13

Fundamental forces and medicinal molecules

Years of particle physics study helped shape immunologist Judy Lieberman’s unusual approach to protecting against devastating diseases.

08/12/13

US program at CERN broadens undergrads' horizons

A research program at CERN for US undergraduates lets students test-drive a career in particle physics.

08/09/13

Miniboone the band meets MiniBooNE the experiment

A New York rock band named after a Fermilab neutrino experiment recently visited their namesake for the first time.

08/08/13

Physicists chart path forward

Through the “Snowmass” process, particle physicists discussed the field’s biggest unanswered questions and thoroughly analyzed the tools needed to answer them.

08/07/13

Q&A with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter

Perlmutter chats with Symmetry about the fate of the universe and a certain phone call from the Swedish Academy.

08/06/13

Big move

For a little over a month this summer, a huge electromagnet slowly journeyed from New York to Illinois, offering great photo opportunities along the way.

08/05/13

Scientists compete in first physics slam on ice

Six scientists battled in a Minnesota hockey arena to be named the best physics entertainer.

08/02/13

The tale of Fermilab’s ‘elephant doors’

A set of twin doors take on two very different purposes at Fermilab and Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo.

Feature of Bill Fontana "Acoustic Time Travel"

07/30/13

CERN artist-in-residence develops ear for physics

Sound artist Bill Fontana taps into the music of the Large Hadron Collider.

07/29/13

Scientists look to next decades in US particle physics

From the output of the "Snowmass" meeting, US particle physicists will chart a path to answering some of science’s most intriguing questions.

07/26/13

Giant electromagnet arrives at Fermilab

The 50-foot-wide electromagnet for the Muon g-2 experiment has completed its five-week journey from New York to Illinois.

07/25/13

Stony Brook physicists test new detector

Using a new test-beam facility at SLAC, Stony Brook researchers are working to develop the next generation of cutting-edge particle detectors.

Triptych showing three different pieces of accelerator art

07/23/13

From accelerator to art

Fermilab physicist Todd Johnson spends his work and vacation hours with accelerators. What he produces during each are two very different things.

07/19/13

T2K experiment catches neutrinos in the act

For the first time, an experiment has definitively observed the appearance of neutrinos that have changed from one type to another.

07/19/13

Discovery at LHC leaves less room for new particles

Undiscovered particles could boost or suppress a newly observed process—but LHC scientists see no such effect.

07/18/13