Fermilab to Begin Furloughs on Friday

Photonics.com: With federal funding for high energy physics in the US unexpectedly reduced by $94 million for 2008, officials at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) said the lab may have to lay off about 10 percent of its work force next spring(see earlier news picks such as Fermilab to cut 200 jobs, staff forced to take unpaid days off, Budget blow to US science, Federal cuts may doom Fermilab's bid for ILC). The lab also announced this week that rolling furloughs will begin Feb. 1 for all of its nearly 2000 employees. Argonne National Laboratory said the budget shortfall has shut down its neutron-scattering facility and will mean job cuts.