• First African School of Physics empowers students

    Updated: 2010-08-30 23:25:04
    Students from 17 African countries came together for the rare opportunity to learn about particle physics this month. Some African students have earned advanced science degrees but are looking for the specialized training in particle physics and its associated applications not usually offered on their own continent. The first African School of Fundamental Physics and its Applications in Stellenbosch, South Africa, provided that training and financially supported some African students.

  • What Can You Do With A Million Z Bosons ?

    Updated: 2010-08-30 16:02:15
    A new paper produced by the DZERO collaboration got me quite interested today, for several reasons. The analysis is based on a large data sample: over seven inverse femtobarns of proton-antiproton collisions! This is a huge dataset, the result of about 500 trillion proton-antiproton collisions! In fact, the measurement these data has made possible is extremely precise and it exposes quite strikingly the shortcomings of our present modeling of the production of vector bosons. read more

  • Particle Accelerators for Dummies?

    Updated: 2010-08-27 12:53:08
    In a fun Q&A piece, the HHMI Bulletin asked four researchers "What 'For Dummies' book are you most qualified to write?"

  • LHC lawsuit dismissed by US court

    Updated: 2010-08-26 18:54:11
    After a lengthy process examining a complaint by Water Wagner and others about the risks of switching on the LHC, an appellate judge has dismissed the lawsuit finding that Wagner had no standing in the case. According to the decision, Wagner failed to show a "credible threat of harm", and that the US government does not control the operation of the LHC and therefore is not the correct party to bring action against.

  • The Particle Physics Song

    Updated: 2010-08-26 15:41:54
    Members of the CERN choir sing an ode the Higgs boson to the tune of "The Hippopotamus Song" by Flanders and Swann.

  • The Fermilab Jargon-Free Plain-English Tour Guide Competition

    Updated: 2010-08-24 23:32:51
    A contest inspires breakthroughs in clear communication.

  • Math’s highest honor given for work in mathematical physics

    Updated: 2010-08-20 22:18:06
    It was a good week for mathematical physics. Three of the four winners of the 2010 Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize for mathematics, were honored for studies in the field.

  • Neutrinos and the evolution of young scientists

    Updated: 2010-08-19 11:44:33
    At the 38th annual SLAC Summer Institute, more than 150 graduate students, postdocs and researchers got an in-depth look at "Neutrinos: Nature's Mysterious Messengers" -- and built social bonds that will sustain them throughout their careers.

  • Nicola Cabibbo: 1935–2010

    Updated: 2010-08-18 18:55:16
    The Italian physicist Nicola Cabibbo, who many said should have shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2008 for his contribution to understanding the mechanism of quark mixing, died Monday at the age of 75.

  • Dark energy studies top astronomy and astrophysics priorities

    Updated: 2010-08-13 16:01:41
    High-energy physics interests are ranked highly in the decadal study of astronomy and astrophysics priorities released by a National Research Council committee today. The top-ranked projects include studies of dark energy and dark matter although a strong emphasis on extra-solar planet astronomy pushed some high-energy physics further down the list.

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