Drell and Gates receive National Medal
Two scientists whose work has made a lasting impact on particle physics received the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony.
At a formal White House ceremony last Friday, SLAC Deputy Director Emeritus Sidney Drell and Director of the Uni... Continue reading
Energy Secretary Steven Chu to step down
Steven Chu has announced his decision not to serve a second term as US Secretary of Energy.
In a letter to Department of Energy employees, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that he will not serve a second term. He has served as Energy Secretar... Continue reading
Priorities in particle physics
A first draft of the European Strategy for Particle Physics places emphasis on research at the Large Hadron Collider.
Leaders in Europe’s particle physics community have released the first draft of a document listing their highest priorities for th... Continue reading
Tiny bubbles
A hipster detector searches for the crystalline “plink” of dark matter.
In the hunt for dark matter, the stealthy stuff that makes up about a quarter of the universe but neither emits nor absorbs light, observational techniques span from ... Continue reading
BaBar searches for new physics in invisible decays
On the hunt for physics beyond the Standard Model, scientists recently searched BaBar data for evidence of invisible particles.
Scientists analyzing data from the BaBar experiment, which operated at SLAC between 1999 and 2008, recently published the ... Continue reading
Illuminating the dark universe
The pursuit of dark matter and dark energy is one of the most exciting—and most challenging—areas of science. Now researchers think they’re beginning to close in.
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Dark energy goes to Nerd Nite
More than 250 self-proclaimed nerds pack a bar in the heart of San Francisco to learn something new.
On an otherwise drab block of Fell Street in San Francisco, the Rickshaw Stop stands out, a giant octopus spreading suckered tentacles across its pur... Continue reading
We are all made of star stuff, thanks to the W
Physicists announced 30 years ago the discovery of the W boson, a particle that remains an important topic of research.
January 25 marked the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the W boson, a fundamental piece of the Standard Model of particle phys... Continue reading
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