Fermilab — Excursions Into Matter, Space and Time 71
An anonymous reader writes "Fermilab is one of the great physics research facilities in the U.S. It is mainly known for its Tevatron proton/anti-proton accelerator to help physicists understand how materials interact with each other. TG Daily has a extensive article detailing Fermilab's accelerator chain and the work that is being done there. It's an interesting read, especially since many of us won't have a chance to visit Fermilab and the fact that the Tevatron accelerator is scheduled to be shut down next year."
No matter... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Fermilab Bison (Score:5, Funny)
Bigots! (Score:0, Funny)
I am dismayed that Fermilab is so anti-proton, and they are accelerating anti-protonism.
The Ring of Fire (Score:5, Funny)
It was a very neat and interesting presentation... Unfortunately, having some of the finer details explained by scientists who live and breath the stuff put it just ever so slightly above my level of understanding (I was lost in the first 30 seconds)... At one point, I could've sworn they just broke out some random Star Trek technobabble just to get a laugh out of me later =P.
I agree with the author, the article is indeed a very interesting read. And yes, while Tevatron is shutting down, US still leads the world in similar facilities [wikipedia.org], including one not too far from Fermilab at Argonne.
Re:No matter... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Fermilab Bison (Score:5, Funny)
And let me guess... they named the first calf a "Higgs Bison"? <grin>
Higgs Bison? (Score:2, Funny)
And let me guess... they named the first calf a "Higgs Bison"? <grin>
Actually, the Higgs Bison would be the ones grazing in the Higgs Field.