SLAC physicists using physics simulation tool to make cancer therapy safer
Tiny particles are making a big difference in the world of cancer therapy. And SLAC physicists—experts in particle transport—are using computer simulations to make those therapies safer. Continue reading
Advancements in proton therapy cause for celebration
In 1946, founding Fermilab director Robert Wilson was one of the first to tout the benefits of proton therapy. The cancer treatment has since been lauded as a way to minimize damage to healthy tissue while focusing a finely calibrated beam directly on ... Continue reading
Accelerator soup: Scientists to mix elements in LHC to study recipe for heavy-ion collisions
Instead of colliding two beams of protons or two beams of much heavier lead ions, as the LHC usually does, operators will try to collide one of each in the coming weeks. On October 31, they will test the process for 16 hours, and two weeks later they Continue reading
October 2011 issue of symmetry available
This month marks the 50th issue of symmetry magazine, which published its first issue in Oct/Nov 2004. It quickly established its own quirky style with a cover of a little girl in jammies dragging an Einstein bear. Continue reading
LAGUNA large neutrino observatory design moves forward
The kick-off meeting for the second phase of the LAGUNA's design study starts today at CERN. The principal goal of LAGUNA (Large Apparatus for Grand Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics) is to assess the feasibility of a new pan-European research infr... Continue reading
Mirrors harness X-rays for science
Up close, they look simple as can be: a pair of metal bars, each with one side polished to a brilliant shine. One bar faces up, the other to one side. They’re known as K-B mirrors, sophisticated X-ray focusing tools that have a pedigree going back to... Continue reading
Bubble chamber gets more precise in dark matter search
The 1970s were a thriving time in the world of physics, heralding such milestones as the development of the Standard Model and the discovery of the bottom quark. Now scientists at Fermilab are bringing some experimental pieces of that era back – bubb... Continue reading
Gamma-ray telescope designer awarded 2012 Panofsky Prize
William Atwood, a leading member of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope collaboration, will receive the 2012 W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics from the American Physical Society for his work as co-designer of the Large Area Teles... Continue reading
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