06/30/22 Nature Physicists spellbound by deepening mystery of muon particle’s magnetism Theoretical predictions move closer to experimental results, but questions remain about possible gaps in the Standard Model of particle physics.
06/24/22 Scientific American How the Higgs boson ruined Peter Higgs’s life A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight
06/17/22 CERN CERN Council declares its intention to terminate cooperation agreements with Russia and Belarus at their expiration dates in 2024 CERN was established in the aftermath of World War II to bring nations and people together for the peaceful pursuit of science.
06/16/22 WIRED Particle hunters can spend a lifetime searching for answers In physics, experiments to answer the big questions can take decades to run—and might not produce any findings at all.
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.
02/06/18 Learning to speak quantum Particle physicists are studying ways to harness the power of the quantum realm to further their research.
01/30/18 Sterile neutrino sleuths Meet the detectors of Fermilab’s Short-Baseline Neutrino Program, hunting for signs of a possible fourth type of neutrino.
01/25/18 Brown University animates science communication The SciToons program pairs students with different levels of scientific expertise to create animated science explainers.
01/23/18 Neural networks for neutrinos Scientists are using cutting-edge machine-learning techniques to analyze physics data.
01/18/18 The biggest little detectors The ProtoDUNE detectors for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are behemoths in their own right.
01/10/18 Rivers in the sky Local communities named newly discovered stellar streams for bodies of water close to home.
12/21/17 Not an ugly sweater party University College London scientists make physics festive with sweaters and songs at their annual holiday gathering.