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LHC scientists find relics of early universe living on in particle spins

07/22/25

Sarah Charley

Scientists on the ATLAS experiment explored the polarization of W bosons to test the Higgs mechanism and gain a deeper understanding of the first moments after the Big Bang.

05/20/15

Small teams, big dreams

A small group of determined scientists can make big contributions to physics.

05/19/15

Looking to the heavens for neutrino masses

Scientists are using studies of the skies to solve a neutrino mystery.

05/14/15

The accelerator in the Louvre

The Accélérateur Grand Louvre d’analyse élémentaire solves ancient mysteries with powerful particle beams.

05/12/15

High adventure physics

Three groups of hardy scientists recently met up in Antarctica to launch experiments into the big blue via balloon.

05/08/15

Lonely chairs at CERN

Over the past year, the “Lonely Chairs at CERN” photography blog has let the chairs do the talking.

04/30/15

DECam’s far-out forays

The Dark Energy Camera does even more than its name would lead you to believe.

04/29/15

Natural SUSY’s last stand

Either Supersymmetry will be found in the next years of research at the Large Hadron Collider, or it isn’t exactly what theorists hoped it was.

04/28/15

Ten things you might not know about antimatter

Antimatter has fueled many a supernatural tale. It's also fascinating all by itself.

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