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Fermilab hosts DUNE and the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility, being built by scientists and engineers from more than 30 countries.

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Fermilab explores the universe at the smallest and largest scales, studying the fundamental particles and forces that govern our universe.

Accelerator science and technology

Fermilab designs, builds and operates powerful accelerators to investigate nature's building blocks, advancing technology for science and society.

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Fermilab pioneers the research and development of particle detection technology and scientific computing applications and facilities.

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Q&A: Becky Thompson

Meet the comic-creating, triathlete, Hufflepuff physicist who's also the new head of Fermilab's Office of Education and Public Outreach.

Two Fermilab scientists share in 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which announced the first image of a supermassive black hole in April, has won the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Fermilab scientists Bradford Benson and Alexandra Rahlin are among a large group of scientists who share the prize for their contributions to the achievement.

Celebrate the extraordinary life of Nobel laureate and former Fermilab Director Leon Lederman in Chicago on Sept. 25

Join us on Wednesday, September 25 at 6 p.m. at the Pritzker Auditorium in Chicago for a special event celebrating the life and legacy of Leon Lederman and looking forward to the future of particle physics.

Fermilab scientist Jessica Esquivel selected to be AAAS ambassador for girls in STEM

Esquivel is one of 125 women from across the United States who will serve as high-profile role models for middle school girls through the AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassador Program. The program highlights women in STEM who contribute to the many fields influenced by science, technology, engineering and math.

Finding happiness in hardware

Working on hardware doesn't come easily to all physicists, but Francesca Ricci-Tam has learned that what matters most is a willingness to put in the practice.

Fermilab achieves world-record field strength for accelerator magnet

Future particle colliders will need strong magnets to steer high-energy particle beams as they travel close to the speed of light on their circular path. A group at Fermilab has achieved a record field strength of 14.1 teslas for a particle accelerator steering magnet, breaking the 11-year record.

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Secretary Perry stands up Office for Artificial Intelligence and Technology

From DOE, Sept. 6, 2019: U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announces the establishment of the DOE Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office. The secretary has established the office to serve as the coordinating hub for the work being done across the DOE enterprise in artificial intelligence. This action has been taken as part of the President's call for a national AI strategy to ensure AI technologies are developed to positively impact the lives of Americans.

Neutrinos et antimatière

From CNRS, Aug. 30, 2019: A scientist at the French National Center for Scientific Research talks about neutrinos and the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, hosted by Fermilab, in this 2-minute video.

Instagram shows that the Large Hadron Collider, a mammoth particle accelerator, is very photogenic

From Washington Post, Aug. 31, 2019: The social media network is packed with great science photos, and the granddaddy of all labs, CERN, also runs a behemoth of an Insta feed. The world's largest particle physics lab, CERN is home to the Large Hadron Collider, a mammoth particle accelerator that is surprisingly photogenic.

Department of Energy awards Fermilab $3.5 million for quantum science

From Kane County Connects, Sept. 3, 2019: As part of a number of grants to national laboratories and universities offered through its QuantISED program, DOE's recent round of funding to Fermilab covers three initiatives related to quantum science. It also funds Fermilab's participation in a fourth initiative led by Argonne National Laboratory.

"Evil-genius" neutrino gun could finally unmask the tiniest particles in the universe

From Live Science, Aug. 19, 2019: The international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, hosted by Fermilab, is first in this list of important upcoming neutrino experiments. Both the Fermilab accelerator complex and the giant underground detector will enable scientists to study perhaps the most underrated particles known to humankind.

Boosting computing power for the future of particle physics

From MIT News, Aug. 19, 2019: A new prototype machine-learning technology co-developed by Fermilab and MIT scientists speeds Large Hadron Collider data processing by up to 175 times over traditional methods.