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Friday, Oct. 12

  • From symmetry: Time projection chambers: a milestone in particle detector technology
  • CMS Result: Hunting for the platypus particle
  • From SLAC News Center: LCLS-II Project Director John Galayda to receive Wilson Prize
  • Photo of the Day: Bird of an unrufflable feather
  • From New Scientist, Oct. 4, 2012: Photon reaches from beyond the grave in quantum trick

Thursday, Oct. 11

  • Electronics in extra dimension: 3D integrated chip for high-energy physics
  • Result of the Week: Charm cross section agrees with theory
  • In Brief: Physics Advisory Committee meeting - next week
  • Photo of the Day: Interior of future Muon Ring
  • From Physics, Oct. 8, 2012: New measurements of the most perfect liquid
  • From Argonne National Laboratory, Oct. 10, 2012: New measurements of the most perfect liquid

Wednesday, Oct. 10

  • From symmetry: Caring for the prairie
  • From the Office of Communication: Fermilab Today survey results
  • University Profile: University of Oklahoma
  • Photo of the Day: Booster sunrise
  • In Brief: Fire engine on display - today
  • In Brief: Community Planning Meeting - this week
  • Safety Update: ES&H weekly report, Oct. 9
  • From Physics, Oct. 4, 2012: In search of sterile neutrinos

Tuesday, Oct. 9

  • From symmetry: Nobel committee honors research by particle trappers
  • Director's Corner: 2012 Community Planning Meeting
  • Photo of the Day: Obelisk and orb
  • Construction Update: Continuing steel and metal construction at IARC
  • From The New York Times, Oct. 9, 2012: French and U.S. scientists win Nobel physics prize
  • From The Denver Post, Oct. 7, 2012: Colorado argon will be at the heart of dark matter experiment

Monday, Oct. 8

  • Special Announcement: State-of-the-laboratory meetings - today
  • Tip of the Week: Ecology: Rare wildlife in our neighborhood
  • From symmetry: Accelerator app: Beehives
  • Photo of the Day: Fall into the woods
  • In Brief: Fermilab Student and Postdoc Association replaces former Graduate Student Association
  • Special Announcement: Asphalt repairs in Wilson Hall west lot
  • Correction: Ask the Ethicist column - political activities
  • From Interactions.org, Oct. 5, 2012: The Republic of Cyprus becomes a CERN associate member state

Friday, Oct. 5

  • How spam filtering works at Fermilab
  • Physics in a Nutshell: The platypus particle
  • Photo of the Day: Pilot study group to complete Certified Administrative Professional course
  • In Brief: Intensity Frontier brochure available for pick-up
  • Paul Davies discusses extraterrestrial life next week
  • From New Scientist, Oct. 3, 2012: Quantum measurements leave Schrödinger's cat alive

Thursday, Oct. 4

  • Construction begins on largest liquid-argon time projection chamber in the U.S.
  • Result of the Week: A new chapter in the story of B decays
  • Ask the Ethicist: Election season
  • Video of the Day: The Standard Model
  • From symmetry: HEP open access initiative at crucial juncture
  • From IEEE Spectrum, Oct. 1, 2012: The cosmological supercomputer

Wednesday, Oct. 3

  • From SLAC News Center: Panofsky Prize honors researchers' underground hunt for dark matter
  • From the Business Services Section: National Fire Prevention Week begins Oct. 7
  • Photo of the Day: You saw me standing alone
  • University Profile: Northeastern University
  • Safety Update: ES&H weekly report, Oct. 2
  • From Physics World, Oct. 1, 2012: Dark-matter alternative tackles elliptical galaxies

Tuesday, Oct. 2

  • One minute with Brad Tennis, Accelerator Division mechanical technician
  • Director's Corner: On vacation
  • Photos of the Day: Monday morning sunrise
  • Construction Update: Constructing walls of three attached structures for LArTF cylinder
  • In Brief: Changes to janitorial service in effect
  • Correction: Director's volunteer award nomination deadline and reception date
  • From FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News, Sept. 28, 2012: President signs bill extending federal funding for six months

Monday, Oct. 1

  • Employees paint a more colorful Fermilab with gardening tools
  • Tip of the Week: Quality Assurance: Lessons learned
  • Photos of the Day: Computing Division annual picnic at Kuhn Barn
  • In Brief: Nominations now accepted for director's volunteer award
  • From ILC NewsLine: An ILC Higgs factory—is it enough?
  • From Science, Sept. 27, 2012: A spinning black hole at a galaxy's center