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08/13/20

A new view of the Higgs boson

Scientists know the Higgs boson interacts with extremely massive particles. Now, they’re starting to study how it interacts with lighter particles as well.

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A first-person view of physics history

10/15/24

Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself.

01/30/14

Watch the next big neutrino experiment come together

A video from Fermilab highlights some of the many steps needed to build the largest neutrino experiment in the United States.

01/28/14

Quantum entanglement

Through ‘spooky action at a distance,’ the properties of two systems remain correlated even after they are separated.

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01/24/14

#FollowFriday II: Physicists to follow on Twitter

In the second installment in a series, symmetry interviews four more physicists you can follow on Twitter.

01/23/14

Labs work together toward high-luminosity LHC

Scientists who need to test parts for experiments at the Large Hadron Collider are taking advantage of Fermilab's Test Beam Facility.

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01/17/14

#FollowFriday: Physicists to follow on Twitter

Want more insight into the world of particle physics? In this series, symmetry recommends scientists to follow on Twitter.

01/14/14

Learn like a scientist

CERN’s ATLAS experiment helps inspire a high school physics teacher to give students a more authentic research experience.

This lensed galaxy was discovered by citizen scientists earlier this week through the Space Warps website

01/10/14

Citizen scientists discover hidden galaxies at record speed

The distant universe looks a little clearer, thanks to tens of thousands of citizen scientists who classified more than 6 million images over three days.

01/06/14

Physicists harness the power of probability

What do the stock market, weather models and the discovery of the Higgs boson all have in common? They all are deeply indebted to statistics.

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