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Conceptual illustration of a Higgs particle doing research while suspended in mid air

‘Impossible’ Higgs boson measurement within reach, thanks to a detour

08/05/25

Sarah Charley

A team of young scientists paused their new physics searches to develop an innovative machine-learning tool, which is now helping them narrow in on a rare and messy decay of the Higgs boson.

03/14/14

Art at the Australian Synchrotron

An art installation at the Australian Synchrotron provides insight into experimental physics.

Illustration of Instrumentation Frontier: Two men pushing the word "Technology"

03/11/14

The Instrumentation Frontier

Devices designed for science can open both the wonders of the cosmos and new possibilities in everyday life.

03/07/14

Start spreading the SNEWS

A worldwide network keeps astronomers and physicists ready for the next nearby supernova.

03/06/14

Physics by hand

To encourage discussion and engagement, a physics forum has banned PowerPoint slides in favor of low-tech whiteboards.

03/04/14

There’s an app for that

From arcade-style fun to sophisticated simulations, these mobile downloads can supply your physics fix.

02/27/14

CERN challenges students to design experiment

Groups of high school students from around the world are competing to win the chance to conduct a particle physics experiment at CERN.

02/25/14

Imagine the beam

A former physicist uses accelerator data to create artistic visualizations.

02/25/14

DECam pinpoints asteroid

When weather prevented other telescopes from tracking a potentially hazardous asteroid, the Dark Energy Camera stepped in.

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