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New accelerator to study steps on the path to fusion

Berkeley Lab scientists and engineers announced in a press release today that they have completed a machine tailor-made to examine an approach to fusion power. Continue reading

Fermilab scientists revise plans for construction of new accelerator project

With their eyes on the tight federal budget, scientists plan to divide Project X, the accelerator project that will power Fermilab's future experiments, into phases in order to lessen the initial costs. Continue reading

NOvA neutrino detector’s future home in Minnesota complete

On April 27, more than 250 people gathered to inaugurate the NOvA facility near the Ash River in northern Minnesota. Continue reading

May 2012 issue of symmetry available

We’ve done it again. The May issue of symmetry is now available online. Continue reading

FACET test facility hosts first users

After months of installation and commissioning efforts, FACET, the Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests, welcomed its first two groups of experimenters on Friday. Continue reading

CMS collaboration discovers its first new particle

Members of the CMS collaboration announced the experiment’s first discovery of a new particle today. Continue reading

Citizen scientists find new purpose in pulsar search

A project that lets citizen volunteers contribute to scientists' search for gravitational waves, theoretical ripples in the fabric of space-time, has expanded its efforts -- with impressive results. Continue reading

World’s largest digital camera one step closer to reality

Perched high atop Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will take the largest, fastest, most detailed pictures of the Southern Hemisphere’s night sky. With these images, researchers around the world will seek to reve... Continue reading