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Released: 23-Jul-2020 3:15 PM EDT
U.S. Department of Energy unveils blueprint for the quantum internet at ‘Launch to the Future: Quantum Internet’ event
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

The U.S. Department of Energy unveils a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications. This report provides a pathway to ensure the development of the National Quantum Initiative Act.

Released: 22-Jul-2020 6:15 PM EDT
Two construction projects reach major milestones at Fermilab
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Partners celebrate the site dedication of the Integrated Engineering Research Center and the groundbreaking for the PIP-II cryoplant building.

Released: 13-Jul-2020 2:25 PM EDT
More than 3,000 neutrino scientists gather online for Neutrino 2020
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

A dash of virtual reality helps replicate the serendipitous interactions of an in-person conference when participants are scattered across the globe.

Released: 13-Jul-2020 12:35 PM EDT
Fermilab achieves 14.5-tesla field for accelerator magnet, setting new world record
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Fermilab scientists have broken their own world record for an accelerator magnet. In June, their demonstrator steering dipole magnet achieved a 14.5-tesla field, surpassing the field strength of their 14.1-tesla magnet, which set a record in 2019. This magnet test shows that scientists and engineers can meet the demanding requirements for the future particle collider under discussion in the particle physics community.

Released: 6-Jul-2020 2:05 PM EDT
Five thousand eyes on the skies: Scientists choreograph robots to observe distant galaxies
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Scientists have begun operating the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, to create a 3-D map of over 30 million galaxies and quasars that will help them understand the nature of dark energy. The new instrument is the most advanced of its kind, with 5,000 robotic positioners that will enable scientists to gather more than 20 times more data than previous surveys. Researchers at Fermilab helped develop the software that will direct these positioners to focus on galaxies several billion light-years away and are currently in the process of fine-tuning the programs used before the last round of testing later this year.

Released: 1-Jul-2020 1:35 PM EDT
Saturday Morning Physics goes virtual
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Fermilab's popular outreach program for high school students, started in 1980, takes full advantage of modern technology to reach a broader audience. Recordings now are available online.

Released: 24-Jun-2020 6:05 PM EDT
CMS collaboration publishes 1,000th paper
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

On June 19, scientists at the CMS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider published their 1,000th paper. The monumental achievement reflects an incomparable contribution to humanity's understanding of the universe — and it's just the beginning.

Released: 24-Jun-2020 12:45 PM EDT
Crews create a blast to take the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to the next stage
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Construction workers have carried out the first underground blasting for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, which will provide the space, infrastructure and particle beam for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. This prep work paves the way for removing more than 800,000 tons of rock to make space for the gigantic DUNE detectors a mile underground.

Released: 23-Jun-2020 2:40 PM EDT
Three Fermilab scientists receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected three Fermilab scientists to receive the 2020 DOE Early Career Research Award, now in its 11th year. The prestigious award is designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early years, when many scientists do their most formative work.

Released: 17-Jun-2020 2:55 PM EDT
Neutrino 2020 kicks off June 22
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

The 29th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics brings together thousands of researchers for the latest developments in the field.

Released: 11-Jun-2020 11:05 AM EDT
Physicists publish worldwide consensus of muon magnetic moment calculation
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

An international team of theoretical physicists have published their calculation of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. Their work expands on an equation that revolutionized physics almost a century ago and that may aid scientists in the discovery of physics beyond the Standard Model.

Released: 8-Jun-2020 11:30 AM EDT
Accelerating science globally: PIP-II engineers continue designs for particle-propelling machine from home
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Engineers from five countries are coordinating the design of the large cryomodules that will enable the new PIP-II accelerator at Fermilab to generate protons for the world’s most powerful beam of neutrinos, in support of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

Released: 4-Jun-2020 12:50 PM EDT
Fermilab scientists publish quantum computing course for high school students
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Quantum computing will affect the future of every area of science, creating the need for a quantum-fluent workforce. In collaboration with two high school teachers, a group of Fermilab theorists has developed a quantum computing course for high school students. With this course, Fermilab scientists are breaking new ground in both quantum computing research and supporting the competitiveness of the STEM workforce in the quantum era.

Released: 3-Jun-2020 11:45 AM EDT
SENSEI gets quiet
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

A good dark matter detector has a lot in common with a good teleconference setup: You need a sensitive microphone and a quiet room. The SENSEI experiment has demonstrated world-leading sensitivity and the low background needed for an effective search for low-mass dark matter.

Released: 27-May-2020 12:15 PM EDT
A window of opportunity: Physicists test titanium target windows for particle beam
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Fermilab is upgrading its particle accelerators to generate high-intensity proton beams, which will pass through metallic “windows” and collide with a target. Researchers are testing the endurance of windows made of a titanium alloy, exposing samples to proton beams to see how the material performs.

Released: 21-May-2020 10:25 AM EDT
Mammoths, mastodons and the fruit they left behind at Fermilab
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

If you live in the Chicago suburbs and have ever taken a walk on the Fermilab hike-and-bike trail along Batavia Road, you’ve probably noticed large trees with long, slender bean pods, which — even after they fall to the ground — are ignored by wildlife. Not that long ago, mammoths, mastodons and giant ground sloths roamed the Fermilab grounds and feasted on these bean pods, along with the fruit of two additional species that still can be found growing on site.

Released: 4-May-2020 1:10 PM EDT
DUNE prepares for data onslaught
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment will collect massive amounts of data from star-born and terrestrial neutrinos. A worldwide network of computers will provide the infrastructure to help analyze it. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, scientists write software to mine the data.

Released: 27-Apr-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Fighting COVID with computing: Fermilab, Brookhaven, Open Science Grid dedicate computational power to COVID-19 research
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Scientists and engineers at Fermilab and Brookhaven are uniting with other organizations in the Open Science Grid to help fight COVID-19 by dedicating considerable computational power to researchers studying how they can help combat the virus-borne disease.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 11:30 AM EDT
Particle physics at home
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Browse Fermilab's many online resources to dive into the wonderful world of particle physics.

Released: 15-Apr-2020 11:50 AM EDT
Introducing Mauricio Suarez, Fermilab head of the Illinois Accelerator Research Center
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

Mauricio Suarez has been with Fermilab for only a few months, yet he has already taken full command promoting a key aspect of the lab's mission: to develop new technologies for science that support U.S. industrial competitiveness. As the person in charge of connecting Fermilab with industry partners, Suarez is leading the way for the lab to foster innovation and advance technologies for the benefit of society.



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