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10/06/20
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

Three Laureates share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole. 

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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.

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07/01/14

Waiting for supernova

Catching a nearby supernova would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that could give scientists a glimpse into physics they could never recreate on Earth.

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06/24/14

Computing power for all

The Open Science Grid enables faster, more efficient analysis of LHC data—and also contributes to advancements in fields from geology to medicine.

Illustration of Day in Life: Lucy DeBarbaro: hred house in woods, with hands behind it, Wilson hall in the background
06/17/14

Science and nature

Although the view has changed, Lucy de Barbaro still looks at life through the lens of physics.

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06/16/14

The supersymmetric bet

Particle physicists playfully take sides over whether the Large Hadron Collider is likely to discover evidence of Supersymmetry.

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