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12/03/17

A winning map

The Fundamental Physics Prize recognizes WMAP’s contributions to precision cosmology.

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Conceptual illustration of two similar worlds directly opposite of one another

Explain it in 60 Seconds: Quantum entanglement

09/24/24

Regina Demina and Kathryn Jepsen

The CMS and ATLAS experiments recently detected quantum entanglement between top quarks in high-energy collisions at the LHC. What does that mean?

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.

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

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

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

India's drive for science

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

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

Forty years ago, Korea was a poor country with low per capita income, considered a developing nation by the rest of the world. Things have changed–enormously. Today, Korea is an industrial powerhouse; its 50 million citizens are recognized for the production of cars and electronic goods.

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