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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.

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12/17/13

Four things you might not know about dark matter

How much do you really know about dark matter? Symmetry looks at one of the biggest remaining mysteries in particle physics.

A NOvA near detector block in its new home 350 feet underground

12/12/13

Neutrino detector block

A close look at the assembly of the NOvA near detector reveals a massive yet meticulous process.

12/11/13

Exhibit brings the LHC to London

Visitors to London’s Science Museum can now take a simulated tour of CERN and the Large Hadron Collider.

Illustration of Day In the Life: Geoffrey West

12/10/13

The scale of things

Geoffrey West applies his ‘physics way of thinking’ to biology and urban life.

12/02/13

Baryonic acoustic oscillations

Scientists have found a way to study sound waves from the early universe to learn more about its history and contents.

Illustration of world's oldest astronomers, rings in wood slice

11/27/13

The world’s oldest astronomers

Scientists in Japan use ancient trees to look back on the history of our local cosmos, and discover a mystery.

Black and white sketch illustration of the early universe

11/26/13

How is it possible to look at the earliest moments of the universe? Physicists have their ways—and what they find out will tell us a lot about how the universe works today and how it will unfold in the future.

Photo of Wilson Hall with international flags

11/25/13

What’s in a name?

There’s wit and whimsy in the naming of a national lab’s conference rooms.

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