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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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Physics beyond the imaginable

09/03/24

Sarah Charley

The CMS experiment is developing a new type of trigger that looks for anomalies.

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.

06/23/15

Bringing neutrino research back to India

The India-based Neutrino Observatory will provide a home base for Indian particle physicists.

06/18/15

Mathematician to know: Emmy Noether

Noether's theorem is a thread woven into the fabric of the science.

06/11/15

Q&A: New director-general of KEK

Masanori Yamauchi started his three-year term as head of Japan’s major center of particle physics research this spring.

06/10/15

LHC physicists preserve Native American voices

Physicists are using LHC detector technology to retrieve Native American music from old recordings.

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