International contributions to DUNE

Ten international funding agencies will contribute to the construction of the gigantic particle detectors for the Fermilab-hosted Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. DUNE will be the world’s most comprehensive experiment to study neutrinos: tiny, lightweight particles that permeate the universe but rarely interact with anything. DUNE will seek to determine whether neutrinos could be the reason the universe is made of matter; look for neutrinos emitted from exploding stars to learn more about the formation of neutron stars and black holes; and watch for a rare subatomic phenomenon that could elucidate the unification of nature’s forces.
For more information:
Press release;
news.fnal.gov/2023/12/interna...
DUNE website at Fermilab:
lbnf-dune.fnal.gov

[@johnathanhenley2251]

The spice must flow.

[@sakismpalatsias4106]

😂😅😂

[@markreynolds1436]

The strength of the base of the pillar.

[@TruckingToPlease]

Glad to do a little part shipping crated equipment for DUNE from Winchester, KY to the shaft at Lead, SD last January.

[@Juarqua]

That signing event is one really big step into the future of the world and shows how important international collaborations in science have become. It also shows that seemingly concurring research facilities like Fermilab and CERN work together closely to produce even better scientific results than each of them would solitarily.

[@DL-iq5zo]

This is so good to see ... this is a big win for science !!!

[@sakismpalatsias4106]

My hopes, among many, is our understanding of flavours (oscillation) of neutrinos is more understood.

[@sakismpalatsias4106]

I do agree that the nutrino is one the areas of physics that is the least charted of known physics. Good luck and good discoveries!

[@claudew7763]

So very exciting!

[@AnirudhTammireddy]

had to check the channel before DUNE made sense

[@25usd94]

Wooooo DUNE

[@SzTz100]

This is a great announcement.

[@0neIntangible]

When does DUNE get done?

[@Kelticfury]

No one mentioned Frank Herbert? Missed opportunity! 😆

[@seriousmaran9414]

Saudi Arabia - 10 million tons of sand... 😊

[@Billybobble1]

I might be over-simplyfying, but it's just a big underground pool of water, right?

[@AverageThinking]

Directed energy weapon conspiracy theorists are gonna have a hay day with this

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Subterranean chemtrails! 😱

[@honzasvoboda2193]

Dune is doomed. Diversity defeat competence.

[@Marrss____666]

care to explain?