04/07/22 Quanta Newly measured particle seems heavy enough to break known physics A new analysis of W bosons suggests these particles are significantly heavier than predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics.
04/07/22 CERN LHCb reveals secret of antimatter creation in cosmic collisions The finding may help determine whether or not any antimatter seen by experiments in space originates from dark matter.
04/06/22 Berkeley Lab CUORE team places new limits on the bizarre behavior of neutrinos Physicists are closing in on the true nature of the neutrino—and might be closer to answering a fundamental question about our own existence.
04/06/22 CERN ATLAS strengthens its search for supersymmetry At the recent Rencontres de Moriond conference, the ATLAS collaboration at the LHC presented several results of novel types of searches for particles predicted by Supersymmetry.
Physics beyond the imaginable 09/03/24 Sarah Charley The CMS experiment is developing a new type of trigger that looks for anomalies.
07/25/17 Turning plots into stained glass Hubert van Hecke, a heavy-ion physicist, transforms particle physics plots into works of art.
07/18/17 Shaking the dark matter paradigm A theory about gravity challenges our understanding of the universe.
07/13/17 SLAC accelerator plans appear in Smithsonian art exhibit The late artist June Schwarcz found inspiration in some unusual wrapping paper her husband brought home from the lab.
07/11/17 A new model for standards In an upcoming refresh, particle physics will define units of measurement such as the meter, the kilogram and the second.
07/03/17 When was the Higgs actually discovered? The announcement on July 4 was just one part of the story. Take a peek behind the scenes of the discovery of the Higgs boson.
06/30/17 What’s really happening during an LHC collision? It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.
06/27/17 The rise of LIGO’s space-studying super-team The era of multi-messenger astronomy promises rich rewards—and a steep learning curve.