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LIGO has since been under a hiring freeze, but did not reduce any staff at either observatory, said Whitney Clavin, a Caltech spokesperson, in March. LIGO has had significant ties to LSU for decades.
If you ask Filipinos to name a brand of sardines, it will not be surprising to hear them say, “Ligo.” 2024 marks a milestone for the Ligo brand – first introduced in the Philippines in 1954 ...
Ask any Filipino about any canned sardines brand, and it’d probably be hard to find anyone that hasn’t tasted classic Ligo flavors yet. After all, the brand has remained a staple in Filipino ...
If you ask Filipinos to name a brand of sardines, it will not be surprising to hear them say, “Ligo.” 2024 marks a milestone for the Ligo brand – first introduced in the Philippines in 1954 – as it ...
One of LIGO’s four 40-kg mirrors cooled during the experiment. Together, these mirrors form a mechanical oscillator of 10-kg — which the team cooled down in their experiment. Caltech/MIT/LIGO ...
Because of its location, LIGO-India will measure gravitational waves in a different polarization. “It’s very similar to polarized sunglasses,” says Adhikari, a professor of physics at CalTech in the ...
Free monthly tours are available at the LIGO Hanford Observatory — the next one is this Saturday (Jan. 13. Registration is required. Go to ligo.caltech.edu/WA/page ...
Matt Heintze LIGO/Caltech/ MIT But quantum noise that is moved out of the time, or frequency, of laser light, is moved into the amplitude, or power, of the laser light. But more powerful lasers ...