physics
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Large Hadron Collider Physicists Discover Three New Exotic Particles
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced today the discovery of three exotic particles that may help reveal how quarks bind together.
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I Walked Inside America’s Newest Particle Accelerator
I recently visited the site of a soon-to-open superconducting particle accelerator, where researchers will probe things like the mechanisms behind photosynthesis and the efficiency of batteries using some of the most powerful X-rays in the world. Being there felt a bit like seeing the future. Here’s a look at what’s going on at SLAC National…
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Russians Barred From New Large Hadron Collider Experiments Over Ukraine Invasion
The CERN Council convened today to discuss how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects the scientific collaboration’s ability to pursue its goals and ensure the safety and wellbeing of its members. The council meeting resulted in a resolution to condemn the Russian invasion, to suspend Russia’s Observer status to the council, and to not begin new…
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This Dark Matter Radio Could Tune Into New Physics
Physicists at Stanford University have built a contraption they hope will detect dark matter, though exactly which theoretical particles they think they’ll find — hidden photons or little blips called axions — is still a question mark.