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10/01/20

Defining the next decade of US particle physics

The “Snowmass” process seeks to identify the most promising questions to explore in future research.

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LHC scientists find relics of early universe living on in particle spins

07/22/25

Sarah Charley

Scientists on the ATLAS experiment explored the polarization of W bosons to test the Higgs mechanism and gain a deeper understanding of the first moments after the Big Bang.

06/05/13

The ILC through two lenses

Two regions in Japan vying to be the site of the proposed International Linear Collider have produced wildly different promotional videos.

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06/04/13

Unification of forces

What if all of nature’s forces can be woven together into one comprehensive force?

05/31/13

Three decades of the Z

Thirty years ago this month, CERN scientists announced the discovery of the Z boson, an elusive elementary particle that transmits the weak force.

05/28/13

Exploring the universal glue

Our visible universe is built mostly of glue, which generates roughly 98 percent of visible mass. Now, an experiment is gearing up to study novel manifestations of that glue.