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Beyond the WIMP: Unique Crystals Could Expand the Search for Dark Matter

Image - A computerized simulation of the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe. An overlay graph (in white) shows how a crystal sample intensely scintillates, or glows, when exposed to X-rays during a lab test. This and other properties could make it a good material for a dark matter detector. (Credit: Millennium Simulation, Berkeley Lab)

From Belgrade to Berkeley: A Postdoctoral Researcher’s Path in Particle Physics

Photo - Aleksandra Dimitrievska works on prototype chips for a planned upgrade at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. (Credit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab)

How the Earth Stops High-Energy Neutrinos in Their Tracks

Photo - The IceCube Lab in March 2017, with the South Pole station in the background. (Credit: IceCube Collaboration)

A Flight Path to Physics Success

Photo - Sandra Miarecki boards a T-38 Talon aircraft during her time as a U.S. Air Force pilot.

New Study: Scientists Narrow Down the Search for Dark Photons Using Decade-Old Particle Collider Data

Photo - Data gathered from particle collider experiments using the BaBar detector at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, pictured here, were analyzed to search for traces of theorized dark matter particles known as dark photons. (Credit: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Dark Matter Day Is Approaching … but Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Photo - Dark matter visualization. (Credit: Illustris Collaboration/Illustris Simulation)

Berkeley Lab Intern Finds Her Way in Particle Physics

Photo - Katie Dunne, left and mentor Maurice Garcia-Sciveres. (Credit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab)

Sound Waves Direct Particles to Self-Assemble, Self-Heal

Heavy Particles Get Caught Up in the Flow

Image - The Heavy Flavor Tracker during insertion into the STAR detector. Pictured at bottom left is Howard Wieman, the designer of the HFT. (Credit: Leo Greiner/Berkeley Lab)

New Measurements Suggest ‘Antineutrino Anomaly’ Fueled by Modeling Error

Photo - Antineutrino detectors at the Daya Bay experiment in Guangdong, China, as seen during final construction in August 2012. (Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab)

Next-Gen Dark Matter Detector in a Race to Finish Line

Photo - The PATRIC test bed at Brown University is used to test light-amplifying photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for the LZ project. (Credit: Brown University)

Berkeley Lab Scientists Part of New Particle-hunting Season at CERN’s LHC

Image - A computerized representation of a proton-proton collision taken in the ALICE detector during the latest commissioning phase of CERN'S LHC, with low-intensity beams. (Credit: CERN)