Fermilab Today

Archive: November 2014

Scintillator extruded at Fermilab detects particles around the globe
From the Scientific Computing Division: Strengthening the computing foundation of Fermilab
Photo of the Day: Beginning of winter
Special Announcement: Wilson Hall closed Nov. 28-29 for maintenance
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Nov. 25
From Science, Nov. 18, 2014: Rush Holt, physicist and congressman, to lead AAAS
From New Scientist, Nov. 21, 2014: Galaxies in filaments spaced like pearls on a necklace

Milestone: 2015 INCITE grant awarded to James Amundson
Director's Corner: Welcoming community leaders
Video of the Day: Cosmic inflation
Photos of the Day: By sea, land and air
Death: In memoriam: Sam McGhee
In Brief: Science Next Door December newsletter now online
From Kane County Chronicle, Nov. 14, 2014: Pace starts new Batavia Call-n-Ride program

Neutrinos, claymation and 'Doctor Who' at this year's physics slam
Tip of the Week: Safety: Winter weather: road closures and parking restrictions
In Brief: Retirement savings plans move to Fidelity on Feb. 2
Milestone: New employees - November
Photos of the Day: Two sides to the high-rise
From The Star, Nov. 24, 2014: Basic science is the centre of gravity, says particle physics lab chief
From Live Science, Nov. 20, 2014: Never-before-seen particles discovered at Swiss collider

Wellness Feature of the Month: December wellness offerings, fitness classes and discounts
Frontier Science Result: Dark Matter R&D: Getting to know dark matter's traces
Milestone: John Tompkins, Technical Division, retires from Fermilab
Photo of the Day: Alight in the dark
In Brief: Active-employee open enrollment for 2015 finalized
From Physics Today, November 2014: Precision plasma wakefield acceleration

From symmetry: LHCb experiment finds new particles
Physics in a Nutshell: Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and Wi-Fi
Photo of the Day: Looking back: a previous praying mantis season
From Space.com, Nov. 17, 2014: Big bang's echo may reveal skeleton of the universe
From Discovery, Nov. 18, 2014: Milky Way's black hole may be a neutrino factory

From symmetry: Ancient pigments, modern mystery
From ESH&Q: The evolution of FESHM: Change is good
Photo of the Day: Light to dark
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Nov. 18
From Physics World, Nov. 18, 2014: Is dark energy eating dark matter?
From New Scientist, Nov. 17, 2014: Dark matter could be seen in GPS time glitches

Fermilab benefits from 35 years with the National GEM Consortium
Tip of the Week: Ecology and Environment: Climate change and Fermilab's Site Sustainability Plan
Photo of the Day: Red-tailed hawk
From Chicago Magazine, Nov. 10, 2014: Six big photos of the coolest jobs in Chicago
From Live Science, Nov. 13, 2014: Not particles, but chunks: dark matter gets stranger
From Los Angeles Times, Nov. 11, 2014: Could plasma-surfing electrons star in future particle accelerators?

From DOE Pulse: Fermilab's Oliver Gutsche keeps LHC community computing
Frontier Science Result: CMS: Origin of the smallest masses
Photo of the Day: Up by the treetop
From Dark Energy Detectives: As the sky turns: the fall and rise of the Milky Way
From Space.com, Nov. 12, 2014: Dark matter's new wrinkle: It may behave like a wavy fluid

From symmetry: The November Revolution
Frontier Science Result: DZero: Sharing the momentum
Photo of the Day: Sweeping skies
African Guitar Summit to play at Ramsey Auditorium Saturday at 8 p.m.
In Brief: Veterans Day celebration
From Quanta Magazine, Nov. 10, 2014: Multiverse collisions may dot the sky
From Science, Nov. 7, 2014: Physicists crank up current in new type of accelerator
From Scientific American, Nov. 10, 2014: Dark matter black holes could be destroying stars at the Milky Way's center

Milestone: Craig Hogan awarded the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
From the Neutrino Division: The new Neutrino Division
Ben Lee Fellow Junko Shigemitsu discusses lattice QCD at today's colloquium
Photo of the Day: National symbols
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Nov. 11
From The New York Times, Nov. 9, 2014: Scientists, and universe's odd behavior, are recognized with $3 million prizes
From Physics Today, November 2014: Scintillator yields glimpse of elusive solar neutrinos

Profile: One minute with Aaron Sauers, patent and licensing executive
Director's Corner: Fermilab's people, science, technology showcased last week
Photo of the Day: Veterans Day
In Brief: Fermilab user Chang Kee Jung talks physics of sports on FOX Sports 1 - Wednesday
From Space.com, November 5, 2014: Lighting the way: a conversation with 3 dark matter explorers (Q+A)

Fermilab launches artist-in-residence program
Tip of the Week: Cybersecurity: Computer Security Awareness Day is tomorrow
In Brief: Veterans Day celebration - tomorrow in Kuhn Barn
Photo of the Day: Lambent Lake Law
From Chicago Tribune, Nov. 8, 2014: Artist partners with physics lab, water district, cop shop
From Wired, Nov. 5, 2014: How gravity explains why time never runs backward
From Gizmodo, Nov. 1, 2014: This was the very first website in the U.S.

In Brief: Two meetings on forming international Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility collaboration
Multilaboratory collaboration brings new X-ray detector to light
Photos of the Day: Up close and far away
Special Announcement: Wilson Hall closed Nov. 8-9 for maintenance
From Motherboard, Nov. 1, 2014: Where the hunt for missing antimatter and new physics are one and the same
From Gizmag, Nov. 4, 2014Vanishing dark matter points to a dark future for our universe
From Societa Italiana di Relativita Generale e Fisica della Gravitazione, October 2014: Obituary: Tullio Regge

Milestone: Marcela Carena elected vice chair for APS Division of Particles and Fields
Physics in a Nutshell: Nine weird facts about neutrinos
From symmetry: The rise of astrostatistics
In Brief: All-hands meeting video and slides are now online
Photo of the Day: Peaceful morning
From Physics Today, November 2014: Scintillator yields glimpse of elusive solar neutrinos
From CERN Bulletin, Oct. 20, 2014: Mystery photos from CERN's history

Special Announcement: All-hands meeting - today at 10 a.m. in auditorium
From the Office of Partnerships and Technology Transfer: Technology transfer isn't rocket science ... or is it?
Performance recognition awards go to employees
From symmetry: Fabiola Gianotti chosen as next head of CERN
Photo of the Day: Geese run like a proton
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Nov. 4
From Scientific American, Nov. 4, 2014: New experiment aims to crack neutrino mass mystery
From Nature, Nov. 4, 2014: Higgs hunter will be CERN's first female director

New technique for generating RF power may dramatically cut linac costs
Tip of the Week: Safety: Space heater safety
Video of the Day: The CMS detector
Special Announcement: All-hands meeting - Wednesday at 10 a.m. in auditorium
Photos of the Day: Queens of Halloween
From Science, Oct. 30, 2014: Dark matter: Out with the WIMPs, in with the SIMPs?