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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 science Fermilab pioneers the research and development of particle detection technology and scientific computing applications and facilities. News In The Media Fermilab news UK invests £65 million in international science projects hosted by Fermilab Representatives from UK Research and Innovation and the U.S. Department of Energy signed an agreement that outlines £65 million worth of contributions that UK research institutions and scientists will make to the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and related projects hosted by Fermilab. USCMS gets green light on CMS particle detector upgrades The USCMS collaboration has received approval from the Department of Energy to move forward with final planning for upgrades to the giant CMS particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The upgrades will enable it to take clearer, more precise images of particle events emerging from the upcoming High-Luminosity LHC, whose collision rate will get a 10-fold boost compared to the collider's design value when it comes online in 2027. Multimedia artists Chris Klapper and Patrick Gallagher and composer David Ibbett selected as Fermilab's 2020 artists-in-residence and guest composer Continuing the yearly induction of a new artist-in-residence each year, Fermilab is welcoming a pair of artists and the lab's first guest composer to the lab in 2020. Data from antipodal places: First use of CMB polarization to detect gravitational lensing from galaxy clusters For the first time, a team of scientists has used the orientation of light left over from the early universe to detect gravitational lensing from galaxy clusters — the bending of light around these massive objects. Using gravitational lensing data taken by the South Pole Telescope and the Dark Energy Camera, Fermilab scientist Brad Benson and colleagues have demonstrated a new way to 'weigh' galaxy clusters and ultimately shed light on dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of the cosmos. It's chilly here: Lowest temperature at Fermilab reached in equipment for dark matter experiment Fermilab scientists have reached the lowest temperature ever achieved at Fermilab, testing a refrigerator for the SuperCDMS dark matter experiment. The fridge, which operates at close to absolute zero, is now one step closer toward installation at SNOLAB in Canada. Vladimir Shiltsev selected IEEE fellow The Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers names Fermilab scientist Vladimir Shiltsev an IEEE fellow. The honor is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. Previous Next MORE NEWS In The Media Dark energy skeptics raise concerns but remain outnumbered From Inside Science, Jan. 24, 2020: Some scientists have been poking at the foundations of dark energy, but many say the concept remains on solid, if mysterious, ground. Fermilab scientist Josh Frieman is quoted in this story on the evidence for dark energy. Why I went birdwatching at a particle physics lab From Gizmodo, Jan. 23, 2020: Fermilab scientist Peter Kasper guides Gizmodo writer and birder Ryan Mandelbaum around the Fermilab site to look for birds. Fermilab introduces 2020 artists-in-residence From WDCB's First Light, Jan. 19, 2020: In this 13-minute radio piece, First Light host chats with Fermilab's newest artists-in-residence Patrick Gallagher and Chris Klapper during their visit to the lab. While the science being done at Fermilab is amazing, if you’re not a particle physicist, that work can be difficult to understand. Making it understandable is one of the goals of the artist-in-residence program. UK invests £65 million in international science projects hosted by Fermilab From STFC, Jan. 23, 2020: Representatives from UK Research and Innovation and the U.S. Department of Energy have signed an agreement that outlines £65 million worth of contributions that UK research institutions and scientists will make to the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and related projects hosted by Fermilab. DUNE will study the properties of mysterious particles called neutrinos, which could help explain more about how the universe works and why matter exists at all. New instrument will stretch atoms into giant waves From Scientific American, February 2020: Collaborators from eight institutions have come together to turn a mine shaft at Fermilab into the world's largest atom interferometer — MAGIS-100. The researchers plan to assemble the instrument in 2021 and start harnessing lasers to expand submicroscopic strontium atoms into macroscale "atom waves" soon after. Fermilab scientist Rob Plunkett comments on the mind-boggling experiment. How to capture ghost particles, featuring Don Lincoln From PBS Space Time, Jan. 6, 2020: Why is there something rather than nothing? The answer may be found in the weakest particle in the universe: the neutrino. In this 10-minute video, PBS Space Time host Matt O'Dowd and Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln explore the mysteries of the neutrino and how Fermilab is tackling them. The elusive neutrino may hold powerful secrets, from the unification of the forces of nature to the biggest question of all: Why is there something rather than nothing? Previous Next MORE IN THE MEDIA video description: VIDEO TITLE VIDEO DESCRIPTION GOES HERE -- Top Video Video Gallery -- -- Top Video -- -- Inside the international hunt for the ghost particle The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment wants to solve one of the biggest mysteries in science today, namely, why do we exist? Fermilab scientist Bonnie Fleming appears in this 6-minute explainer video. 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