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LZ’s central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground.

LZ experiment sets new record in search for dark matter

08/26/24

Lauren Biron

New results from the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector put the best-ever limits on particles called WIMPs, a leading candidate for what makes up our universe’s invisible mass.

11/09/15

Physics Photowalk voting begins

Pick your favorites from among 24 photos taken during the Global Physics Photowalk.

11/06/15

The light side of dark matter

New technology and new thinking are pushing the dark matter hunt to lower and lower masses.

11/03/15

The particle physics of you

Not only are we made of fundamental particles, we also produce them and are constantly bombarded by them throughout the day.

10/30/15

Gravitational waves and where to find them

Advanced LIGO has just begun its search for gravitational waves.

Illustration of Physics Personality Quiz

10/27/15

The particle physics personality quiz

What topic in particle physics are you destined to study? Take the quiz to find out!

Photo of skater Jaime Schaap holding skateboard

10/21/15

Where's my hoverboard?

Real, levitating hoverboards do exist, thanks to quantum mechanics and the interplay between superconductors and magnetic fields.

10/20/15

Frightfully smart jack-o’-lanterns

These physics-themed jack-o’-lanterns come with extra brains.

10/15/15

From the lab to the classroom

Physicist Jennifer Gimmell shares her love of physics with her students.

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