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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 1d

SNOLAB is hosting its third annual poster design contest to celebrate Dark Matter Day! Participants of any age are invited to design an original piece of visual artwork that explores the theme of dark matter. Learn more here: www.snolab.ca/poster-conte....

#DarkMatterDay

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 1d

It was hosted in partnership with @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social and @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social and with support from the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics and the City of Greater Sudbury. Thank you to all that made this workshop a success!

📸 – Photos by Roam & Ramble Photography

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 1d

SNOLAB had the opportunity to host the 24th International Workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors (NNN25) at the Place des Arts. This workshop welcomed members of the international physics community to give updates on the global work underway in particle physics.
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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 2d

SNOLAB Photowalk Spotlight 📸

This image was taken by Ingris Leiva during the 2025 SNOLAB Photowalk. This photo is titled: “Where the light of science breaks the darkness."

#PhysPics25

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics was awarded this morning “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.”

Learn more: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electri...

www.nobelprize.org

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Stephen Sekula @steve.mastodon.cooleysekula.net.ap.brid.gy · 2d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics [Live Blog]

I am again live blogging impressions and reactions to the Nobel Prize in Physics. Live entries are below.

https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2025/10/06/the-2025-nobel-prize-in-physics-live-blog/

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics [Live Blog]

I am again live blogging impressions and reactions to the Nobel Prize in Physics. Live entries are below.

steve.cooleysekula.net

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 3d

Ten years ago the SNO and SuperK experiments were awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations proving that neutrinos have mass.

In advance of the 2025 announcement, we are sharing this article from Physics World:

physicsworld.com/a/the-top-fi...

The top five physics Nobel prizes of the 21st century revealed – Physics World

Matin Durrani counts down the five most significant physics Nobels since 2000

physicsworld.com

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 8d

Last call for our public lecture happening tonight at The Refettorio, 131 Durham St., at 8PM! Presented by CK Jung, “Capturing Innovations and Underlying Physics in Sports” is sure to be an engaging talk for the whole community. Register now to ensure your seat - www.snolab.ca/.../snolab-p....

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 8d

Today is our first day of #NNN25 and we are excited to be hosting it in Sudbury at the Place des Arts! This conference is hosted in partnership with the @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social and @mcgill.ca and with support from the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics and the City of Greater Sudbury.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 9d

SNOLAB Photowalk Spotlight 📸

This image was taken by Jennifer LaBrosse during the 2025 SNOLAB Photowalk.

This photo is titled, “Turn to Control” and the photographer says: “I liked how an ordinary tool can look good from a different angle.”

#PhysPics25

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 9d

September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

At SNOLAB we are flying the Survivors' Flag that honours residential school Survivors and all the lives impacted by the residential school system.

Learn more about each element of the flag here: nctr.ca/exhibits/sur...

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 10d

Join us for a public talk called Capturing Innovations and Underlying Physics in Sports, presented by SNOLAB at The Refettorio, 131 Durham St. in Sudbury, on Oct. 1. Listen below, and register now to book your seat!
The physics of sports | Morning North | On Demand | CBC Listen

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DEAP-3600 @deap3600.bsky.social · 15d

Fresh from the underground: the third argon fill at DEAP-3600 is now complete ✅. The detector is filled to full capacity and ready for the next steps!
Work continues at @snolabscience.bsky.social
#teamwork #darkmatter

A collage of photos showing scientists and engineers working at SNOLAB on the DEAP-3600 experiment. Team members in blue cleanroom suits and orange or white helmets are operating equipment, handling cryogenic systems, monitoring instruments, and connecting wires. The central images highlight the detector and filling system used for the liquid argon fill.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 15d

Meet Bilal! Bilal is a recent graduate from the Master's of Engineering program at @laurentianu.bsky.social. He spent the summer working with SNOLAB’s Project Management Office and will continue in this role for the fall term.

#StudentsAtSNOLAB #WorkWithMeWednesday

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 16d

Sports + science = a great public lecture!

Join us on October 1st at 8pm to dive into the classical physics concepts that make some of the greatest sporting feats possible! The event is free, but registration is encouraged here: shorturl.at/419zb

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 16d

SNOLAB Photowalk Spotlight 📸

This image was taken by Alyssa Gran during the 2025 SNOLAB Photowalk. This photo is titled “Tunnel Vision”.

#PhysPics25

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you to everyone at Vale's Creighton Mine for including SNOLAB people and SNOLAB science in Family Day 2025 festivities. We could not have asked for better weather or had a better day! See you all again next year!
#Vale #creightonmine

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 17d

We are hiring! SNOLAB is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative support to the Executive Director. Read the full job posting here: www.snolab.ca/wp-content/u...

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 21d

SNOLAB is hosting a public talk on the physics behind some of the world’s elite athletes. The talk, the evening of October 1, is free, but registration is encouraged.
It will be at The Refettorio in downtown Sudbury at 8 pm.
We hope to see you there!
#greatersudbury

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 22d

This week we are excited to feature Oluwasemoore who is currently completing his 4th year at the @utoronto.ca. Over the summer, he had the opportunity to work on the SNO+ experiment working on printed circuit boards and analysis.

#StudentsAtSNOLAB #WorkWithMeWednesday

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 23d

SNOLAB Photowalk Spotlight 📸

This image was taken by Sarah Reese during the 2025 SNOLAB Photowalk. This photo is titled “The Crowned”.

#PhysPics25

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 27d

Registration closes on Wednesday, September 17th. For more information and to register, visit the NNN25 Indico page here: indico.snolab.ca/event/21/.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 27d

SNOLAB is hosting the 24th International Workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors (NNN25) in partnership with the @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social and McGill University and with support from the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics and the City of Greater Sudbury.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 29d

This week, we are featuring Sahara! Sahara is a 4th year Chemical Engineering and Computer Science student from @laurentianu.bsky.social. She spent the summer working on LiNEAr, a project that focuses on gas separation.

#StudentsAtSNOLAB #WorkWithMeWednesday

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · Sep 9

This photo, “Grace under pressure”, was taken by Mary Katherine Keown. The photographer had this to say about it: “Everything — including the coffee — is controlled at SNOLAB. The kind of precision that goes into experimentation at SNOLAB is almost super-human.”
#PhysPics25

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