Image: Reidar Hahn Just before the holiday, members of the US and Illinois governments gathered at Fermilab for a groundbreaking ceremony to officially begin construction on the future Illinois Accelerator Research Center, or IARC. From left to right: Bob Kephart, IARC project director; Jim Siegrist, associate director of the Office of Science for the DOE […]
Correction
Correction In the 15 December issue of ILC NewsLine we stated that all CM2 cavities were processed at Fermilab, neglecting to mention Jefferson Lab’s important contribution to processing CM2 cavities. The online article has been corrected to reflect Jefferson Lab’s part in CM2.
Most-read in 2011
What ILC news got your attention in 2011? Activity surrounding the collider was as far-reaching as it was diverse. It was discussed as a boost to an economy hard-hit by natural disaster. It brought its scientists together to entertain the residents of a vibrant college town. And it may yet earn its place as a […]
Quiltwork event
Quilt: Susan Jackan Photograph: Cindy Arnold Happy New Year! Perhaps this year will bring a discovery resembling the event being depicted on this bright, bursting-with-energy quilt. Artist Susan Jackan fused and machine-embroidered this quilted depiction of a Higgs event, titled The Heart of the Matter. Stitched and fabric art works of scientific scenes, phenomena and […]
ILC NewsLine holiday schedule
ILC NewsLine holiday schedule NewsLine is taking a break for two weeks. Our next issue will be on 5 January. Happy holidays!
Blogline
14 December 2011 Frank Simon After the talk is before the talk 13 December 2011 CERN Evolution or revolution? The search for the Higgs boson puts particle physics on the threshold of a new era. Fermilab Fermilab hot on trail of Higgs boson with LHC, Tevatron
From CERN: ATLAS and CMS experiments present Higgs search status
13 December 2011: In a seminar held at CERN today, the ATLAS and CMS3 experiments presented the status of their searches for the Standard Model Higgs boson.
Atwitter over Higgs
The Tuesday twitter chatter over CERN’s Higgs news was nonstop, enough to prompt New Scientist to remind us, in a tweet about the Durban conference, “it’s not ALL about the #Higgs you know”.
Japanese delegation explores European labs
Image: DESY A delegation from the prefectures Fukuoka and Saga on the Japanese island Kyushu visited two European labs, CERN and DESY, last week to learn about existing research infrastructures and the labs’ experiences with management, administration, local communication and a whole lot more. The region is one of two possible Japanese sites for the […]
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27 November 2011 Basic Space (Scientific American) Why the Higgs Boson Matters