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DTSTART:20160211T153000Z
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DTSTAMP:20260415T025327Z
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LOCATION:5280 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:LIGO Online Press Conference\, Special LIGO Press Conference\,
  LIGO online press conference
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first publica
 tion of Albert Einstein's prediction of the existence of gravitational
  waves. With interest in this topic piqued by the centennial\, the LIG
 O group will discuss their ongoing efforts to observe gravitational wa
 ves.<br>
\n<br>
\nLIGO\, a system of two identical detectors carefully
  constructed to detect incredibly tiny vibrations from passing gravita
 tional waves\, was conceived and built by MIT and Caltech researchers\
 , funded by the National Science Foundation\, with significant contrib
 utions from other U.S. and international partners. The twin detectors 
 are located in Livingston\, Louisiana\, and Hanford\, Washington. Rese
 arch and analysis of data from the detectors is carried out by a globa
 l group of scientists\, including the LSC\, which includes the GEO600 
 Collaboration\, and the VIRGO Collaboration.<br>
\n<br>
\nThe LIGO tea
 m will host an online press conference from Washington DC at 9:30 AM c
 entral time.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4080
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