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Scientists have begun filling the ICARUS detector at Fermilab with liquid argon, moving one step closer toward neutrino oscillation measurements and the potential discovery of sterile neutrinos.

Twenty-five years ago, scientists on the CDF and DZero particle physics experiments at Fermilab announced one of history's biggest breakthroughs in particle physics: the discovery of the long-sought top quark. The collaborations on the two experiments jointly made the announcement on March 2, 1995, to much fanfare. We take a look back on this day in Fermilab history a quarter-century ago.

An extremely fast new detector inside the CMS detector will allow physicists to get a sharper image of particle collisions.

One of the most difficult problems to overcome in developing a quantum computer is finding a way to maintain the lifespan of information held in quantum bits, called qubits. Researchers at Fermilab and Argonne are working to determine whether devices used in particle accelerators can help solve the problem. By running simulations on high-performance computers, they can predict the lifespan of information held within these qubits using smaller versions of these devices.

The publication of the Technical Design Report is a major milestone for the construction of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, an international mega-science project hosted by Fermilab. It lays out in great detail the scientific goals as well as the technical components of the gigantic particle detectors of the experiment.

Fermilab and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany have signed an agreement for a joint appointment to work on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

IOTA is designed to develop technologies to increase the number of particles in a beam without increasing the beam's size and thus the size and cost of the accelerator. IOTA researchers are investigating a novel technique called nonlinear integrable optics. The technique uses specially designed sets of magnets configured to prevent beam instabilities. The technique was a winner: Scientists observed that these specialized magnets significantly decreased the instability.

A team led by Fermilab has modeled a new method of using machine learning to analyze data from the Large Hadron Collider.

The first cryomodule of Fermilab's PIP-II superconducting accelerator has arrived from Argonne National Laboratory.

With a ceremony held today, the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory officially broke ground on a major new particle accelerator project that will power cutting-edge physics experiments for many decades to come.