A monster magnet is making its way from the East Coast to Fermi
National Accelerator Laboratory, where scientists say it will be used to
study subatomic particles.The Muon g-2 ring is scheduled to arrive in
Batavia on Friday after more than a month on the road, traveling from
its former home at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island.
Scientists
at Fermilab plan to replicate a 1990s Brookhaven experiment that could
identify areas where our understanding of physics is incomplete, and see
if there are hints of particles that haven't been seen before,Winbo photo framesThis vertical Cable Organizer can
be mounted to either. said Fermilab spokesman Andre Salles.The magnet
consists of three interconnecting rings of aluminum with superconducting
coils inside that allow scientists to create a precise magnetic field.
It's the only magnet like it in the world, used to trap tiny particles
called muons, Salles said.
Muons, produced when an atom is
smashed by bombarding it with protons, are notoriously difficult to
study because they only exist for 2 millionths of a second. Fermilab has
the world's most powerful muon beam, so the move was made to bring
together the equipment to produce the most precise data, he said.The
move cost $3 million, but building a new magnet would have cost Fermilab
$30 million, Salles said.
Engineers worked closely with lab
physicists to figure out how to transport the delicate magnet without
allowing it to twist even 2 millimeters, which would render it
unusable.After traveling by barge around the tip of Florida, the magnet
landed Saturday in Lemont, where it was put onto a truck for the final
leg of the journey, which will occur at night between Tuesday and
Friday.
Monster Magnet is back! The band has confirmed an
October 15th North American release date for their new album entitled
"Last Patrol" via Napalm Records. Today, Monster Magnet has unveiled the
artwork and track list for the release. Dave Wyndorf and Phil Caivano
produced Last Patrol, while Evil Joe Barresit mixed the album with
additional production duties handled by Matt Hyde. The artwork was
created by Johun Sumrow with consultation coming from Chris Ryall and
designs by Ryan Clark for Invisible Creatures Inc. The album will be
available as a Limited Edition CD, standard CD, 2LP and digital format.
In
support of "Last Patrol," Monster Magnet will be embark on a full-blown
North American Tour! Although the band has toured Europe relentlessly
over the past decade, this is Monster Magnet's first full North American
tour in over 10 years! The band is eager to hit the road in the states
for the first time in what seems like forever. Prepare to hear Monster
Magnet classics and new cuts from "Last Patrol" for the first time live!
Support will come from Prosthetic Records artist Zodiac. The tour is
scheduled to kick off November 14th in Grand Rapids, MI and will run
through December 14th in New York, NY (see dates below).
Frontman
Dave Wyndorf checked in with his thoughts about Last Patrol: "Last
Patrol is a return to our roots in terms of vibe and recording style.I
was looking for an option toCustomizable Ear Caps to
wear with my half. It's full-on psychedelic space-rock with a 60's
garage feel, recorded almost exclusively with vintage guitars, amps and
effects in our hometown of Red Bank, NJ. The songs are a kind of
Space-Noir, tales of cosmic revenge, peaking libidos, alienation and
epic strangeness. It's a weird trip through the back alleys of a dark,
retro-future, which not by coincidence very much resembles my own life.
(laughs) The lyrics aren't fantasy really, rather a recounting of my
musings on, observations of and general emotional reaction to my life
and environment during a 1 week writing period in February of 2013. But I
tend to use the vernacular and imagery of science fiction and
surrealism to express myself and that's where these lyrics get trippy.
There's also our cover version of Donovan's "Three Kingfishers" which I
thought fit the mood of the album."
"Last Patrol was produced by
Phil Caivano and myself with an effort to bring a home grown feel to
the whole affair. We had been doing smaller projects out of Phil's
'Studio 13' recording space and I really felt comfortable there so it
was the natural choice on where to record the next full-scale Monster
Magnet album. Phil and I grew up together and have a shared love of some
very particular vintage music and styles. And everybody in the band
played their asses off on this one."
Disc golf is a flying disc
game in which individuals throw a flying disc at a metal basket that is
equipped with chains to stop the disc. According to the Professional
Disc Golf Association the objective of the game is to traverse a course
from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc.
The
sport, which has similar course layouts, scoring structure and concept
as its sister sport which it is named, has seen increased interest over
the last decade. While it was first invented in 1959, the sport reached
its modern form in the 70s and has only seen widespread acceptance
beginning around 2000, since which the number of registered players has
more than doubled.
Colfaxs disc golf course was built as a
nine-hole course in 1998 with funding from the Kiwanis Club, the city
and other community organizations. Over the next several years it was
expanded into a full 18-hole course, and one that would become known as
one of the most challenging in the state.
We come out here
because of the challenge. This course really gets our blood going and
then well go play Newton or another course afterwards, said Kaleb Sharp,
a Dallas Center resident who travels to Colfax to play regularly. The
course feels like it is designed for a left-handed person with the way
the holes bend and curve most courses are the opposite, so you have to
adjust.
The course weaves over several acres of public land,
letting players hike more than two miles of trails with constant
elevation changes as they play the course. The fairways are often
slimmer on the Colfax course than a disc golf player is used to. While
some courses will have wide expanses of short-cropped grass, the Lewis
Club Park course boasts many holes with a path no wider than 15 feet to
the chagrin of many players.
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