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Explain it in 60 Seconds: Lattice QCD

07/25/24

Sarah Charley

Lattice gauge theory, or lattice QCD, is a calculation method that helps scientists make predictions about the behavior of quarks at low energies.

08/08/17

Prototype tests of the future SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment are in full swing.

08/01/17

The sprawling Square Kilometer Array radio telescope hunts signals from one of the quietest places on earth.

07/31/17

A physics project kicks off construction a mile underground.

07/26/17

This experimental physicist has followed the ICARUS neutrino detector from Gran Sasso to Geneva to Chicago.

07/25/17

Hubert van Hecke, a heavy-ion physicist, transforms particle physics plots into works of art.

07/18/17

A theory about gravity challenges our understanding of the universe.

07/13/17

The late artist June Schwarcz found inspiration in some unusual wrapping paper her husband brought home from the lab.

07/11/17

In an upcoming refresh, particle physics will define units of measurement such as the meter, the kilogram and the second.