America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory. Working to solve the mysteries of matter, energy, space, and time. @Energy #NatLab. Bison and bosons.

Batavia, IL
Joined April 2009
The Muon g-2 collaboration recently announced a new measurement of a property of the muon called the electric dipole moment. This result shows that if a muon EDM exists, it must be smaller than what the Muon #gminus2 experiment can currently detect. news.fnal.gov/2026/08/muon-g…
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Can AI cut microchip design time from months to minutes? Purdue ECE researchers are helping answer that question! They're part of a @Fermilab-led project developing chips that can withstand extreme conditions for quantum computing, fusion energy and more. bit.ly/genesis-axess
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Fermilab’s Chris Polly was one of nine recipients of the prestigious Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award for exceptional contributions to research and development supporting @energy's missions in science, energy and national security. news.fnal.gov/2026/10/energy…
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Quantum systems are very fragile, for future applications it is important to make long-lived, sturdy quantum systems. Fermilab scientists use advanced material characterization techniques and theoretical models to study qubits to build the next generation of quantum processors.
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What technologies will be needed to turn the progress in fusion science into a practical future? Tomorrow, join us to explore the future of fusion with “Fusion: The Promise, the Progress and the Path Ahead.” 🔗 Register at indico.fnal.gov/event/76235/
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Fermilab is among the initial partners in Microsoft Quantum's newly established quantum research center. ⚛️ The center will feature a quantum hardware makerspace, where researchers can develop new approaches to hands-on quantum training. news.fnal.gov/2026/09/fermil…
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The search for a theory that fully describes all phenomena in the universe is the ultimate goal of physics research. How close are we do a theory of everything? youtu.be/pLmLi-pJ604
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Steve Nahn, a Fermilab scientist, was named a 2026 American Physical Society Fellow "for invaluable contributions to the CMS experiment's tracking system...and for outstanding leadership in the management of U.S. contributions to the upgrades of the CMS detector."
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Building powerful quantum computers requires precise control of their most fundamental components: qubits. Researchers @Fermilab developed QICK to control and read out qubits with precision, and more than 500 scientists worldwide use it today: news.fnal.gov/2026/06/fermil…
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Fermilab received two new awards as part of the @energy's Genesis Mission. The Fermilab-led awards will expand the lab’s critical role in the Genesis Mission by developing custom microelectronics and advancing quantum information science. news.fnal.gov/2026/10/fermil…
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Fusion has moved from “What if?” toward “What’s next?” 🤔 Next week join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Kim Budil at Fermilab Oct. 13 for a public talk about how far fusion science has come—and where it could lead. 🔗 Register at indico.fnal.gov/event/76235/
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Congratulations! 🎉 This year marks 70 years since neutrinos were first discovered; every step forward in unraveling the mysteries around these elusive particles brings us closer to painting a clearer picture of the cosmos. #Neutrino70
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
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