symmetry magazine • 11th February 2020 What we know about dark matter Although scientists have yet to find the spooky stuff, they aren’t completely in the dark.
symmetry magazine • 4th February 2020 On background Physicists deal with background in their experiments in two ways: by reducing it and by rejecting it.
Scientific American • 31st December 2019 Strange Superconductor Sends Electrons Both Ways A new material’s strange properties could be useful in future quantum computers
symmetry magazine • 13th August 2019 Testing DAMA An Italian experiment has a 20-year signal of what could be dark matter—and scientists are embarking on their most promising efforts yet to confirm or refute its results.
symmetry magazine • 14th May 2019 Casting a wide net In their quest to discover physics beyond the Standard Model, physicists weigh the pros and cons of different search strategies
Scientific American • 9th April 2019 A Geological "Orrery" Could Reveal Planetary Dynamics in Deep Time Paul Olsen drills into the Earth’s sedimentary record for clues about the evolution of the solar system
Fermilab News • 27th March 2019 Waiting for Neutrinos Particle detectors recorded neutrinos from supernova SN1987A hours before telescopes saw the first light. Thirty years later, scientists around the world are eager to detect neutrinos from another one.
Scientific American • 30th January 2019 The Universe's Fate Rests on the Hubble Constant--Which Has So Far Eluded Astronomers Scientists keep getting conflicting calculations of the expansion rate of the universe, but a new technique could help.
Fermilab News • 15th November 2018 How to build a towering millikelvin thermometer Engineering a device that can precisely take the temperature of 770 tons of liquid argon is no easy task.
symmetry magazine • 13th November 2018 Gravitational lenses Predicted by Einstein and discovered in 1979, gravitational lensing helps astrophysicists understand the evolving shape of the universe.
Fermilab News • 16th October 2018 Looking for dark matter using quantum technology Fermilab scientists are harnessing quantum technology in the search for dark matter.