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Coffea speeds up particle physics data analysis

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

The prodigious amount of data produced at the Large Hadron Collider presents a major challenge for data analysis. Coffea, a Python package developed by Fermilab researchers, speeds up computation and helps scientists work more efficiently. Around a dozen international LHC research groups now use Coffea, which draws on big data techniques used outside physics.

Fermilab scientist Juan Estrada wins American Physical Society Instrumentation Award

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

A physicist making great advances in particle detector technology, Estrada is recognized by the American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields for his creation and development of novel applications for CCD technology that probe wide-ranging areas of particle physics, including cosmology, dark matter searches, neutrino detection and quantum imaging.

New metamaterials for studying the oldest light in the universe

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

A Fermilab scientist and his team have developed new way to make antireflective lenses, enabling big discoveries about the cosmic microwave background radiation and the fabric of the universe.

Worth their salt: New battery anodes use salt for energy, stability

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of California San Diego have discovered that a material that looks geometrically similar to rock salt could be an interesting candidate for lithium battery anodes that would be used in fast charging applications.

Getting the lead in

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers developed a low-cost, high-performance, sustainable lead-based anode for lithium-ion batteries that can power hybrid and all-electric vehicles. They also uncovered its previously unknown reaction mechanism during charge and discharge.

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials

One minute with Ron Davis, neutrino operations supervisor

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Over his nearly five decades at Fermilab, Ron Davis has done a little bit of everything as an operations supervisor working on the lab's neutrino experiments. As someone who loves to work with his hands, he puts his talents to use for particle physics and, when he's not at work, on his automobiles and motorcycles.

One minute with Roshanda Spillers, accelerator electronics technician

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Roshanda Spillers is a lifelong student. With five academic degrees under her belt and more to come, she's one of the vital lab staff who make sure that the experiments' electronics are in working order and that the particle accelerators are well-maintained. A new grandmother who's learning piano while going to school, she encourages those who love science to pursue their dreams relentlessly.

Random twists of place: How quiet is quantum space-time at the Planck scale?

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Fermilab scientist and University of Chicago professor of astronomy and astrophysics Craig Hogan gives perspective on how the Holometer program aimed at a tiny scale -- the Planck length -- to help answer one of the universe's most basic questions: Why does everything appear to happen at definite times and places? He contextualizes the results and offers optimism for future researchers.

Passionate about particle physics: Presentations from four Fermilab women

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we feature the talks, presentations or interviews of four Fermilab women who are pushing at the frontiers of particle physics.

Great expectations: Argonne scientists weigh benefits of increased hydrogen production

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Hydrogen technology has the potential to transform aspects of the energy landscape, according to a new report from Argonne scientists.

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