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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.

An illustration of Becky Thompson skydiving next to Spectra

09/12/19

Q&A: Becky Thompson

Meet the comic-creating, triathlete, Hufflepuff physicist who’s also the new head of Fermilab’s Office of Education and Public Outreach.

Illustration of Francesca Ricci-Tam holding wires with detector equipment in background

09/10/19

Finding happiness in hardware

Working on hardware doesn’t come easily to all physicists, but Francesca Ricci-Tam has learned that what matters most is a willingness to put in the practice.

Maria Zurek, right, speaks during a discussion panel at the Linda Nobel Laureates Meeting.

09/05/19

Q&A with nuclear scientist Maria Żurek

Żurek shares her experiences from the 2019 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

09/03/19

A new way to study high-energy gamma rays

The Cherenkov Telescope Array will combine experimental and observatory-style approaches to investigate the universe’s highest energies.

A close up view of the amplifier controls

08/29/19

Upcycled instrument tied to auspicious accelerator

A composer has given new life to an amplifier used within a historically significant particle accelerator.

An illustration of a physicist in costume as Shuri from Wakanda

08/27/19

Channeling Shuri as a physicist at Wakandacon

Fermilab scientist Jessica Esquivel donned a superhero costume to celebrate diversity in STEM, nerdiness and science at Wakandacon in Chicago.

08/22/19

Holography class gives students new perspective

A holography class at the Ohio State University combines art and physics to provide a more complete picture of how we understand the world around us.

Scientists in a library of computer data

08/20/19

With open data, scientists share their work

There are barriers to making scientific data open, but doing so has already contributed to scientific progress.

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