symmetry magazine https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/ dimensions of particle physics en Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:38:23 -0500 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0500 The boson that physics almost rejected https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-boson-that-physics-almost-rejected?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.

Claire Malone 55786 2024-07-02T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine
John Bahcall: Godfather of solar neutrinos https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/john-bahcall-godfather-of-solar-neutrinos?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Bahcall’s scientific legacy is visible across the field of astrophysics

Constance Walter 55781 2024-06-26T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine
Scaling up the dark matter search https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/scaling-up-the-dark-matter-search?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Physicists are preparing for the next generation of dark-matter experiments. 

Laura Dattaro 55773 2024-06-18T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine
The physicist gamer https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-physicist-gamer?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Raphael Granier De Cassagnac recently put his scientific skills to use creating a physics-themed video game.

R.E. Natowicz 55769 2024-05-28T09:17:57-0500 symmetry magazine
LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/lsst-camera-arrives-at-rubin-observatory-in-chile?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile.

55757 2024-05-22T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine
Tomorrow’s physics test: machine learning https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/tomorrows-physics-test-machine-learning?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Machine learning is becoming an essential part of a physicist’s toolkit. How should new students learn to use it?

Laura Dattaro 55753 2024-05-07T09:20:19-0500 symmetry magazine
A physicists’ guide to the ethics of artificial intelligence https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/a-physicists-guide-to-the-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Physics may seem like its own world, but different sectors using machine learning are all part of the same universe. 

Laura Dattaro 55748 2024-05-06T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine
AI for control rooms https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/ai-for-control-rooms?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Scientists inside and outside of particle physics and astrophysics are leaning on AI for assistance with complex tasks.

David Krause 55746 2024-05-01T07:19:42-0500 symmetry magazine
Machine learning and theory https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/machine-learning-and-theory?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Theoretical physicists use machine-learning algorithms to speed up difficult calculations and eliminate untenable theories—but could they transform what it means to make discoveries?

Madeleine O’Keefe 55742 2024-04-30T07:41:18-0500 symmetry magazine
Machine learning and experiment https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/machine-learning-and-experiment?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

For more than 20 years in experimental particle physics and astrophysics, machine learning has been accelerating the pace of science, helping scientists tackle problems of greater and greater complexity.

Sarah Charley 55740 2024-04-25T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine