10/06/20 Wired Neutrino detectors could be used to spot nuclear rogues In theory, the particles could reveal whether a reactor is building up plutonium for weapons. US energy experts are starting to take the idea seriously.
10/06/20 Reuters Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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.
10/05/20 Fermilab If Betelgeuse goes boom: How DUNE would respond to a nearby supernova If Betelgeuse went supernova, detecting the emitted neutrinos would present a unique opportunity to investigate the properties of these particles.
US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs 10/08/24 Kimberly Hickok Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.
05/20/14 Physicist turned ‘rocket man’ looks to the sky with SpaceX Sam Waldman uses skills gained through physics research to ensure safe travels for the Dragon spacecraft.
05/16/14 The search for dark matter at the LHC When the Large Hadron Collider restarts, it will be an even more powerful dark-matter-hunting machine.
05/15/14 Long-distance neutrino search For some physicists, remote operations centers bring neutrino experiments closer to home.
05/13/14 Building artificial body parts with particle beams Companies are using an electron-beam 3-D printing process to manufacture medical implants.
05/09/14 Science fiction or science fact? In a new class at Duke University, professors from different realms explore the intersection of literature and physics.
05/08/14 Saving the Feynman van A team of Richard Feynman’s friends and fans banded together to restore the Nobel laureate’s most famous vehicle.
05/06/14 NOvA’s first neutrino The first picture of a neutrino that traveled from Illinois to Minnesota shows the NOvA experiment’s advantage in studying neutrino properties.
05/05/14 Scientists to map universe in 3-D HD The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument will create the clearest three-dimensional map yet of one-third of the sky.