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By identifying glitches, you will help train LIGO's computers to find gravitational wave signals more efficiently! Get started today! (Brought to you by Zooniverse.)</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Build an interferometer</strong>   <a href="https://dcc.ligo.org/public/0117/T1400762/001/interferometer_2014.pdf" target="_blank">(Method A -- Glue;</a>   <a href="https://dcc.ligo.org/public/0004/T0900393/001/MagneticMichelsonDCC.pdf" target="_blank">Method B -- Magnets)</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.blackholehunter.org/" target="_blank">Black Hole Hunter</a> </strong>Brought to you by Cardiff University</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.laserlabs.org/blackholemaster.php" target="_blank">Black Hole Master</a> </strong>Brought to you by Laser Labs, the makers of the Detection Alert iPhone and Android Apps</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.laserlabs.org/spacetimequest.php" target="_blank">Space-Time Quest</a> </strong>Brought to you by Laser Labs, the makers of the Detection Alert iPhone and Android Apps</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://einsteinathome.org/" target="_blank">Einstein@Home</a></strong> Use your computer's idle time to search for gravitational waves.</li> </ul> <center><strong> </strong></center> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class='footer panel primary_color_light'> <div class='container'> <div class='row'> <div class='span6'> <div class='row'> <div class='span6'> <h6> <a href="/page/contact">Contact LIGO Caltech</a> </h6> <div class='location_details'> <p> LIGO Laboratory <br> MC 100-36 <br> California Institute of Technology <br> Pasadena, CA 91125 </p> </div> <h6> Information: <a href="tel://6263952129">(626) 395-2129</a> </h6> </div> </div> <p class='policy_links'> <a href="/page/employment">Careers</a> </p> <p> <a href="/page/anti-harassment-statement">Anti-Harassment Policy</a> | <a href="/page/image-use-policy">Image Use Policy</a> | <a href="/page/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> </p> </div> <div class='span6'> <div class='partner_logos'> <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/" alt="The U.S. National Science Foundation" title="The U.S. National Science Foundation"><img alt="Footer_nsf" src="/assets/logos/footer_nsf-b095d1e913dd555437f6682a15d70afb.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.caltech.edu" alt="California Institute of Technology" title="California Institute of Technology"><img alt="Footer_caltech" src="/assets/logos/footer_caltech-dffffad68d75521d67f82d4d77917573.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.mit.edu/" alt="Massachusetts Institute of Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology"><img alt="Footer_mit" src="/assets/logos/footer_mit-7e6fffaf2cde13a3af99772740d5df1d.png" /></a> </div> <div class='logo_details'> <p> The LIGO Laboratory is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation award PHY-2309200 and <br> operated jointly by Caltech and MIT. 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