Future of deep underground science discussed at congressional roundtable
Representatives Randy Hultgren and Judy Biggert met at Fermilab on Sept. 28 to lead a discussion about the future of underground science and the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL). Under increasing pressure to tighten the feder... Continue reading
Mission control CERN: Inside the AMS-02 command center
At a control center located at CERN in Prevessin, France, scientists rotate in eight-hour shifts, 24 hours a day. They plan to do this for 20 years while monitoring the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS-02, by far the largest fundamental particle phy... Continue reading
Physics PhDs advise students how to land jobs outside academia
Physics Ph.D.s who – by choice or by chance – don't get an academic appointment can still find opportunities to use their skills in good, interesting, fulfilling jobs, according to four panelists at an event last week for SLAC and Stanford graduate... Continue reading
WANTED: Editor in chief for symmetry magazine
Particle physics magazine seeks creative, experienced science writer and editor. Strong background in online and print publications required. Must love muons, quarks and neutrinos.Ability to travel faster than the speed of light a plus. Continue reading
Nobel Prize for discovery of accelerating universe; mysterious origin still unknown
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists: Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess. Their observations of distant exploding stars led them to the startling discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. T... Continue reading
International committee maps future of particle physics
This week an international organization made public their vision for the future of particle physics across the globe. The International Committee for Future Accelerators have placed on the web their report, "Beacons of Discovery." Continue reading
Astronomers win Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists: Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess. Their observations of distant exploding stars led them to the startling discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. T... Continue reading
Last chance to help a former intern live in a science museum
Dave Mosher, a former science-writing intern at Fermilab and symmetry magazine, is one of six finalists in a contest to stay 30 days and 30 nights at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). Continue reading
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