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#DidYouKnow The universe is filled with relic neutrinos that were born about 13.7 billion years ago in the Big Bang.

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Fermilab's neutrino experiment, DUNE, will have the world's most intense neutrino beam. This is done with a new particle accelerator, PIP-II. The 700-foot long device uses state-of-the-art superconducting cavities to make a proton beam with an energy of 800 million electronvolts.

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Local high school students: join us for free in-person talks on the physics of Fermilab at Saturday Morning Physics. The application for the fall session, which starts September 12, is open now: https://t.co/XEFYIZN9Ng

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Join us TOMORROW for the Guest Composer, Amy Nam's performance!

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Don't miss the Guest Composer, Amy Nam's performance THIS Friday, May 29th at 12:30pm! Art Gallery reception for both Guest Composer and Guest Artist to follow. Free and open to the public! Full details available here: https://t.co/DviDJeCW1J

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#DidYouKnow The sun is the source of the majority of the Earth’s neutrinos, sending trillions of these particles raining down on our planet each day! #neutrinos @Fermilab

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The Lederman Science Center will also be closed from 12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29th. We will resume our normal hours at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.

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Cutting edge quantum research requires large scale cryogenic facilities. Fermilab is host to the Cryomodule Test Facility, this superfluid cryogenic plant uses compression systems to provide liquid helium at 2K. It has been used to test many components used in the PIP-II Linac.

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Don't miss the Guest Composer, Amy Nam's performance THIS Friday, May 29th at 12:30pm! Art Gallery reception for both Guest Composer and Guest Artist to follow. Free and open to the public! Full details available here: https://t.co/DviDJeCW1J

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The Fall 2026 Saturday Morning Physics application is open! High school students can apply for this free, in-person 11-week lecture series to learn about physics directly from Fermilab experts. Details & registration at: https://t.co/XEFYIZNHCO

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Haven't made it over see to the baby bison? Don't forget you can check them out on our Bison Cam! https://t.co/Gy5KdTxYSg

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#ExplainIn20Seconds Curious about Matter-antimatter Asymmetry? This animation explains it! Scientists @Fermilab look for differences between neutrinos and antineutrinos to explain why our universe is full of matter and what happened to antimatter.

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#DidYouKnow Neutrinos interact with matter by exchanging W or Z bosons. These interactions have distinct topologies which allow @Fermilab physicists to identify interaction types.

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High-temperature superconductors (HTS) are materials with zero electrical resistance at temperatures above 77 K, they are cooled with liquid nitrogen. Fermilab developed and tested cutting-edge HTS coils to create strong magnetic fields in our accelerators for future experiments.

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The Lederman Science Center will be closed Monday, May 25th. We will resume our normal hours on Tuesday, May 26th.

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C is false. Baby bison are not born with horns.

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Get outside and be a scientist! What signs of animal life and their young can you find? Do you see bird eggs, spider sacs, tadpoles, or other signs of new life? Three truths and a lie. Which of the statements below about baby bison is NOT true? #EyesOnSpring

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Summer Teacher Workshops are now open for registration! Full schedule and program details available here, https://t.co/csEfLV3gcR.

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#ExplainIn20Seconds Ever wondered about quantum teleportation? This video explains it! Fermilab and partner institutions have achieved quantum teleportation, teleporting information over a distance of 44 kilometers!

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#DidYouKnow Protons in your body are billions of years old and remarkably stable: scientists have never observed one decay. However, nothing in fundamental physics forbids proton decay. The @DUNEScience hosted @Fermilab will search for the signal of proton decay.

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Cryogenics are vital to most Fermilab research. Refrigeration systems with liquid nitrogen and helium are used in all accelerators, and millikelvin cryogenics support quantum computing and sensors. Extensive testing of parts under this extreme cold ensures high-quality results.