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

Particle physics

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.

Detectors, computing and quantum

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

Emerging technologies

Fermilab is leading the way in developing cutting-edge scientific tools to measure, process, analyze, simulate and store information about our universe.

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Scientist Brian Nord receives DOE award to accelerate AI use in cosmology

What if human analysis, combined with machine learning, could advance the study of the universe? The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Fermilab scientist Brian Nord a $2.5 million Early Career Research Award to explore that possibility. Nord has envisioned a new hybrid data-analysis method to undertake the project. It integrates the strengths of artificial intelligence and interpretations of statistics in ways that could potentially advance the studies of cosmology.

Scientific publishing organizations and national laboratories partner on transgender-inclusive name-change process for published papers

Name changes allow researchers of all genders to own their academic work.

Fermilab's L.L. 'Po' Collins wins award for contributions, ethics in contract management

The National Contract Management Association has awarded L.L. "Po" Collins, Fermilab's director of special projects and former acquisition officer, its Outstanding Fellow Award. She received the award for over 30 years of contributions, achievements and ethics in her field.

Successful tests pave the way for Fermilab's next-generation particle accelerator

This spring testing wrapped up at the PIP-II Injector Test Facility, or PIP2IT. The successful outcome paves the way for the construction of PIP-II, a new particle accelerator that will power record-breaking neutrino beams and drive a broad physics research program at Fermilab for the next 50 years.

Homebound astrophysicists miss mountaintops

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, travel bans and stay-at-home orders meant astrophysicists collaborating on the Dark Energy Survey needed to find a new way to conduct their observations using the Dark Energy Camera.

Fermilab and INFN sign 3 agreements

Fermilab executed three international agreements in June with the National Institute for Nuclear Physics, known as INFN. The three agreements are related to Fermilab's Short Baseline Neutrino Program, the PIP-II particle accelerator and the EuPRAXIA advanced accelerator project.

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Peruvian space agency studies the neutrino, an abundant particle on the universe

From Andina (Peru), March 22, 2021: Read more about the participation of Peruvian engineer Juan Vega from the Directorate of Astronomy and Space Sciences (DIACE) of the Peruvian Space Agency in the development of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment managed by Fermilab.

Chicagoland Research Institutions Aim to Transform the Water Industry

From Business Wire, March 22, 2021: On World Water Day 2021, the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory highlight Chicago and the greater Midwest as a hub for water innovation.

The girls in STEM: this is how we bridge the gender gap

From Vanity Fair, March 18, 2021: April is national STEM month in Italy. and Fermilab's Anna Grasselino is highlighted as a role model for young women in pursuit of a career in STEM.

Particle Physicists Confirm Existence of Odderon

From Sci-News.com, March 19, 2021: Physicists from the TOTEM (TOTal cross section, Elastic scattering and diffraction dissociation Measurement) Collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the DØ Collaboration at Fermilab have found strong new evidence for the odderon, an elusive three-gluon state predicted almost five decades ago.

South Dakota's DUNE Project - Kiewit-Alberici Preps Former Goldmine for Science Experiment

From Construction and Engineering, March 16, 2021: A construction and engineering short view on the development of DUNE and the impressive engineering and excavation process involving hundreds of thousands of tons of rock almost a mile below the surface.

Cheaper, greener particle accelerators will speed innovation

From the Cornell Chronicle, March 16, 2021: Fermilab's Sam Posen has joined the Center for Bright Beams to develop the next generation of superconducting materials that will greatly reduce the costs associated with operating large particle accelerators and lessen their environmental impact.