Posts Tagged ‘neutrino’

  • Chasing neutrinos at the South Pole
    Chasing neutrinos at the South Pole

    Neutrinos are odd: Extremely difficult to see, they travel through mass with scarcely a trace. A 1-billion ton detector in South Pole ice is now counting neutrinos, intent on understanding their origin and role in the universe, and even spotting echoes of the Big Bang.


    Thursday, January 26th, 2012
  • Phantom Filter
    Phantom Filter

    Buried 1000 meters under the city of Hida, Japan, and packed with 11,146 photomultiplier tubes, the Super Kamiokande detector is set up to capture the presence of what may be the universe’s most bashful particle. The ghost-like neutrino has no electrical charge and a near zero mass. That means it doesn’t like to play with [...]


    Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
  • Neutrinos: Seeing the Invisible Particle

    Neutrinos are everywhere, but catching these tiny particles is one of the toughest tasks in physics. A giant neutrino experiment is starting up in Illinois. Want to go visit?


    Thursday, February 10th, 2005
  • Spallation Neutron Source: Scientist’s Tool

    The Spallation Neutron Source, a mammoth science project involving the collaboration of six national laboratories, is scheduled to be completed 2006.


    Thursday, November 27th, 2003
  • Homestake Goldmine: Science Lab?

    An international team of scientists selected the Homestake goldmine to be the world’s deepest underground lab, but the project may sink.


    Thursday, July 10th, 2003
  • Neutrino Telescope at Work

    At the South Pole, giant telescope searches for elusive neutrinos, hoping to find evidence of huge explosions in the distant universe. In neutrino astronomy, ice is definitely nice!


    Thursday, February 15th, 1996


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