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04/07/21

First results from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics

The new measurement from the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab strongly agrees with the value found at Brookhaven and diverges from theory with the most precise measurement to date.

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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.

Illustration of multiverse, Earth at the center of spilt different colored earths resounding out like an echo

07/28/15

Is this the only universe?

Our universe could be just one small piece of a bubbling multiverse.

07/21/15

The Standard Model of particle physics

Explore the elementary particles that make up our universe.

07/15/15

Miraculous WIMPs

What are WIMPs, and what makes them such popular dark matter candidates?

07/09/15

More data, no problem

Scientists are ready to handle the increased data of the current run of the Large Hadron Collider.

07/07/15

What is dark energy?

It’s everywhere. It will determine the fate of our universe. And we still have no idea what it is.

07/02/15

The wonderful thing about triggers

Physicist Jim Pivarski explains how particle detectors know when to record data.

06/30/15

How do you solve a puzzle like neutrinos?

When it comes to studying particles that zip through matter as though it weren’t even there, you use every method you can think of.

06/25/15

Exploring dark energy with robots

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will produce a 3-D space map using a ‘hive’ of robots.

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