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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 11h

📣 Attention high school students: don’t miss this opportunity hosted by @perimeterinstitute.ca to learn more about quantum science!

Register to join the session live on October 30th or get access to the recording following the event. More information here: letstalkscience.ca/events/progr...

Let's Talk Quantum: Unlocking the Potential of the Super Small

October 30, 2025 - October 30, 2025 - Hear from a panel of inspiring experts paving the way for the next generation of quantum professionals.

letstalkscience.ca

SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all dark matter enthusiasts! Our Dark Matter Day poster contest closes next Wednesday, October 29th. Need some inspiration for your poster? Check out this Ted-Ed animation: ed.ted.com/lessons/how-....

For more details on the poster contest, visit our website: www.snolab.ca/poster-conte....

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 1d

SNOLAB Photowalk Spotlight 📸

This image was taken by Terence Hayes during the 2025 SNOLAB Photowalk and is titled: “The Cave”.

#PhysPics25

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 2d

SNOLAB is now home to a broad and diverse research program that is driving discovery and fostering research excellence. We look forward to continued collaborations with Queen’s University and the McDonald Institute.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 2d

Last week @queensuresearch.bsky.social celebrated the 10 year anniversary of Dr. Arthur B. McDonald's Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. This event also marked a funding announcement for the @mcdonaldinstitute.bsky.social.

www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor...

The Nobel Prize-winning discovery that changed our understanding of the universe | Queen's Gazette

A decade ago, Art McDonald and his team gained worldwide recognition for a neutrino discovery that helped establish Canada and Queen’s as leaders in physics. Now, he reflects on how far the science ha...

www.queensu.ca

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DEAP-3600 @deap3600.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to share that a story on #darkmatter and the DEAP-3600 experiment has just been published in Belliner magazine 📰✨ A great opportunity to bring cutting-edge astrophysics closer to the public!
Practise your Italian😉👉 shorturl.at/mGcDh
#outreach

Page of Belliner magazine featuring the article “Andare sottoterra per studiare il cielo” (“Going underground to study the sky”). The main image shows the spherical DEAP-3600 dark matter detector with multiple round photodetectors arranged in a geometric pattern.

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 8d

SNOLAB Photowalk Spotlight 📸

This image was taken by Jason Innis during the 2025 SNOLAB Photowalk and is titled: “Argon Purification Testing”.

#PhysPics25

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · 14d

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 · 14d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

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 · 15d

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 · 15d

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 · 16d

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 23d

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 · 28d

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 · 28d

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 · 29d

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 · 29d

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 · Sep 22

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 · Sep 22

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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