04/09/24 New York Times Peter Higgs, Nobelist who predicted the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94 The Higgs boson, named for him, is a key element of the Standard Model, which encapsulates all human knowledge so far about elementary particles.
04/05/24 CERN Large Hadron Collider reaches its first stable beams in 2024 This marks the beginning of physics for the third year of Run 3 of CERN’s flagship particle accelerator.
04/03/24 CERN The CMS experiment at CERN measures a key parameter of the Standard Model Precision measurements of the electroweak mixing angle are a powerful tool for searching for new phenomena beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.
04/02/24 CERN AMS’s second new life After more than a decade in space, the AMS detector on the ISS is due for another upgrade.
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.
07/25/23 SAGE Journey program ignites interest in STEM Three SAGE alumni talk about their experiences with a program meant to broaden gender diversity in STEM.
07/18/23 Will AI make MC the MVP of particle physics? Particle physicists are building innovative machine-learning algorithms to enhance Monte Carlo simulations with the power of AI.
07/11/23 The magnet detectives During a routine test, two HL-LHC magnets unexpectedly flatlined. Was it just a coincidence, or did they have a common foe?
06/27/23 A call to cite Black women and gender minorities Theoretical astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein recently unveiled the Cite Black Women+ in Physics and Astronomy Bibliography.
06/20/23 India’s gem at CERN: Archana Sharma The first Indian scientist to join CERN was recently recognized with the highest honor of India for overseas citizens.
06/13/23 Physics on tour A group called the Big Bang Collective sets up physics discovery stations at rather unexpected venues: music festivals.
06/06/23 A cosmological headache For over a century, scientists have wondered what is counteracting the force of gravity in the universe.
05/30/23 A different way of thinking Neurodivergent physicists face barriers in STEM, but there are also benefits to being who they are.