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SLAC scientists contribute significantly to the ATLAS experiment at the world’s most powerful particle collider, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

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Detecting new physics isn’t quite like detecting cat videos—yet.

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Two years after the groundbreaking discovery of the Higgs boson, physicists are still hard at work.

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Computing Power for All

The Open Science Grid enables faster, more efficient analysis of LHC data—and also contributes to advancements in fields from geology to medicine.

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A new result from the Large Hadron Collider strengthens the case that the Higgs interacts with both types of particles in the Standard Model.

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A sensor design first envisioned in 1995 by physicists and engineers at SLAC plays a starring role in a major ATLAS detector upgrade at...

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A New Heart for the ATLAS Detector

US scientists collaborated with an international team to install a new component in the core of the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider.

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Physicist Rick Field discusses physics, Hollywood and a recent appearance by his sister, actress Sally Field, on the Late Show with David Letterman.

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The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s report, released today, recommends a strategic path forward for US particle physics.

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The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s recommendations will set the course for the future of particle physics in the United States.

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The search for dark matter at the LHC

When the Large Hadron Collider restarts, it will be an even more powerful dark-matter-hunting machine.

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Research Abroad, CERN Style

Students from US universities work on LHC experiments through a new research abroad program.

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Tracking Particles Faster at the LHC

A new trigger system will expand what ATLAS scientists can look for during high-energy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.