Fermilab Today

Archive: September 2015

Goodbye, Central Helium Liquefier
From the Scientific Computing Division: HEPCloud: computing facility evolution for high-energy physics
In Brief: Computing Technology Day - Tuesday, Oct. 6
Photo of the Day: Hanging rings in the ring
Death: In memoriam: Stanley Tawzer
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Sept. 29
From The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 24, 2015: China's great scientific leap forward

Press Release: Celebrate 40 years of the prairie at Fermilab
From the Accelerator Division: Progress on the Indian Institutions and Fermilab Collaboration
Photo of the Day: Supermoon
In Brief: New members of Users Executive Committee elected
In Brief: Science Next Door October newsletter now online
From Chicago Tribune, Sept. 26, 2015: Fermilab brings super magnet to life after 10 years

From symmetry: Muon g-2 magnet successfully cooled down and powered up
Frontier Science Result: CMS: Subatomic gryphons
Video of the Day: Time lapse: Commissioning the Muon g-2 magnet
Photo of the Day: Shadow in the sun
In Brief: FSPA elections are now open
From SLAC, Sept. 23, 2015: Mysterious neutrinos take the stage at SLAC
From Live Science, Sept. 23, 2015: Map reveals ghostly antineutrinos lurking within Earth

10,000 Maniacs performs in Ramsey Auditorium Sept. 26
Frontier Science Result: CDF: More than expected
Wellness Feature of the Month: October fitness classes and complimentary wellness
In Brief: Pine Street road closure - Saturday
Photo of the Day: Swallow perch
From Northern Illinois University Newsroom, Sept. 22, 2015: Physics flexes its muscles
From Engadget, Sept. 22, 2015: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will 3D map the universe

Profile: One minute with Sandra Biedron, electrical engineer
Frontier Science Result: CDMS: The lightness of dark matter
Photo of the Day: Wilson Hall at night
In Brief: Is STEM truly for all? Fermilab Women's Initiative presents Adrienne Coleman
From Berkeley Lab, Sept. 21, 2015: DESI, an ambitious probe of dark energy, achieves its next major milestone
From Chicago Tribune, Sept. 20, 2015: Art in the workplace; it's for everyone

From symmetry: Where the Higgs belongs
Video of the Day: Why I love neutrinos
Photo of the Day: Sunflowers
From Physics, Sept. 18, 2015: Focus: Radio signals may reveal cosmological structure

In Brief: Women @ Energy features Fermilab employees
From symmetry: XMASS continues dark matter debate
In Brief: Now accepting nominations for the Fermilab Student and Postdoc Association
Photo of the Day: Spider by the meter
From Science, Sept. 11, 2015: How neutrinos saved your teeth from cavities
From Scientific American, Sept. 15, 2015: How to see the universe through neutrino eyes

Goodbye, Indian Creek Riding Club
From the Neutrino Division: Neutrino Division at one: year in review and a look ahead
Photos of the Day: Grasping at grass
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Sept. 15
From Scientific American, Sept. 9, 2015: Two accelerators find particles that may break known laws of physics
From Cosmos, Sept. 14, 2015: New model of the cosmos: a universe that begins again

In Brief: Future of Fermilab Address and Reception is a success
From the Office of Partnerships and Technology Transfer: Other people's money: partnering with industry
In Brief: Wilson St. access expanded for employees and users
Photo of the Day: Venus and the moon
From Live Science, Sept. 10, 2015: Could physics' reigning model finally be dethroned?
From MIT Technology Review, Sept. 10, 2015: Map of the world's neutrinos exposes nuclear activity wherever it's happening

Fermilab plays part in NSF-funded accelerator research
Tip of the Week: Safety: Influenza 2015-16
In Brief: Fermilab Fire Department remembers Sept. 11 tragedy
Photo of the Day: Wilson Hall look-alike
From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sept. 11, 2015: Best precision yet for neutrino measurements at Daya Bay

From symmetry: The birth of a black hole, live
Frontier Science Result: CMS: Holes and physics searches
Video of the Day: Einstein's clocks
Photos of the Day: Turbulence and stability
In Brief: All-Experimenters' Meeting on Sept. 14, weekly schedule resumes in October
From ars technica, Sept. 8, 2015: Signs of neutrinos from the dawn of time, less than a second after the Big Bang

Artist Lindsay Olson talks about Fermilab residency - Sept. 11 in art gallery
From the Scientist Advisory Council: Send your nominations for the Scientist Advisory Council
Photo of the Day: Chipmunk
From Discovery News, Sept. 3, 2015: Particle collider spits out tiny drops of primordial goo

In Brief: Neutrino FAQs
Videos of the Day: Why I love neutrinos
From symmetry: Construction approved for world's most powerful digital camera
Photo of the Day: Village Green
From Gizmodo, Aug. 30, 2015: Antimatter will surf on plasma waves in the particle colliders of the future
From The Conversation, Aug. 20, 2015: The search for 'dark matter' and 'dark energy' just got interesting

In Brief: Much ado about neutrinos during Neutrino Action Week
Physics in a Nutshell: Resonant cavities for the acceleration of charged particles
In Brief: IARC room naming contest winner and new OPTT contest
Photo of the Day: Main Ring scene
From Forbes, Aug. 25, 2015: How quantum symmetry makes solid matter possible
From Nature, Sept. 2, 2015: Space station dark-matter experiment hits a glitch

From symmetry: Combined results find Higgs still standard
From the Office of Communication: Save the date
Milestone: Sue Grommes retires after 36 years at the laboratory
Photo of the Day: Prairie breeze
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Aug. 31
From Kane County Chronicle, Aug. 31, 2015: Fermilab planning to study neutrinos to understand more about universe