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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.

Photo of Angela Fava giving a talk at the Fermilab User's Meeting

07/26/17

Angela Fava: studying neutrinos around the globe

This experimental physicist has followed the ICARUS neutrino detector from Gran Sasso to Geneva to Chicago.

Stained glass image inspired by Fibonacci numbers

07/25/17

Turning plots into stained glass

Hubert van Hecke, a heavy-ion physicist, transforms particle physics plots into works of art.

Gravity vs. Dark Matter Reflection alternatives with dark matter on the left and no dark matter on the right.

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.

Image of yellow ruler background with moon and red and Plank graphics

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.

Illustration of cards bouncing that looks like a win in a game of solitary online

07/07/17

Quirks of the arXiv

Sometimes, physics papers turn funny.

Photo from the back of a crowded conference room on the day of the Higgs announcement

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.

Illustration of a particle collision inside the Large Hadron Collider

06/30/17

What’s really happening during an LHC collision?

It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.

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