In particle physics, cutting-edge computing is a way of life. Studying the universe at the smallest scale requires some of the largest data sets in the world, and particle physicists must often build their own solutions to computing challenges because ... Continue reading →

The Large Hadron Collider will go into a long shutdown early next year to allow scientists and technicians to prepare it for higher collision energy in 2015. It has been running at 7 TeV; scientists plan for it to reemerge at upward of 13 TeV. Beginnin... Continue reading →

Technicians in Minnesota have completed the first block of a detector that will be part of the largest, most advanced neutrino experiment in North America. Continue reading →

On a hot June Illinois afternoon, a celebratory atmosphere prevails at Kuhn Barn, a holdover from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s agricultural past and also a popular cookout spot.  Doctoral student Guillermo Moroni works the grill, proudly ... Continue reading →

In the early 1960s, a 2.5-mile-long strip of land in the rolling hills west of Stanford University was transformed into fertile ground for physicists’ dreams: the longest linear accelerator in the world, built for studies of the mysterious subatomic ... Continue reading →

Since our very first issue, symmetry has aimed to be at the forefront of science reporting, outreach and design. I think we’ve done quite well, and the results of a recent survey suggest that our readers agree. To keep things that way, we’re making... Continue reading →

When Michael Wilson, 29, got interested in string theory, he had a very Millennial response: He decided to make a music video about it. Continue reading →

Michael Wilson, 29, could be considered a member of the Millennial generation. So when he got interested in string theory, he had a very Millennial response: He decided to make a music video about it. Continue reading →