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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.

05/01/06

Standard Model

The Standard Model is the best theory that physicists currently have to describe the building blocks of the universe.

05/01/06

Art meets science at Super-K detector

At first glance, it seems to be another example of soulless high technology—its very name, photomultiplier tube, is devoid of poetry.

05/01/06

Asian committee for future accelerators

Few parts of the world would relish a revisiting of conditions from nearly 200 years ago. For Asia, approximating the past could be the key to the future.

05/01/06

A special day in Illinois

Valentine's Day. Thanksgiving Day. Secretary's Day. The United States celebrates and honors lots of events and people.

05/01/06

KEK's ambitious future

Japan's high-energy physics laboratory KEK is undergoing a transition as it expands its science program with upgraded and new facilities.

05/01/06

30-ton foot

Pakistan does not have a long history of domestic particle physics experiments, but the country is nevertheless finding ways to contribute to international efforts.

05/01/06

India's drive for science

Particle accelerator research is a key element in Indias vision of nation-building.

05/01/06

U-Ser Jeng: Cycling and beamlines

U-Ser Jeng begins almost every morning with a refreshing 40-minute bike ride, meandering through a mountain road surrounded by the sound of birds singing.

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