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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.

10/30/15

Advanced LIGO has just begun its search for gravitational waves.

10/27/15

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

10/21/15

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

10/20/15

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

10/15/15

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

10/14/15

Physicist Jim Pivarski explains ways to think about the expansion of space.

10/13/15

It’s in the air we breathe, but it’s not so easy to get ahold of 10 metric tons of xenon in its liquid form.

10/07/15

Finding a small discrepancy in measurements of the properties of neutrinos could show us how they fit into the bigger picture.