What Your Smoke Detector and Fermilab Have in Common
Amelia Nwofor2 weeks ago
Particle Physics
13 stories tagged Particle Physics.
AI. Amelia Nwofor2 weeks ago
What Your Smoke Detector and Fermilab Have in Common
From alpha decay in smoke detectors to muons defying classical physics, Brian Keating explains what a Geiger counter is actually listening to.
Inside America's Next Particle Physics Megaproject
Nadia Marchetti3 weeks ago
AI. Nadia Marchetti3 weeks ago
Inside America's Next Particle Physics Megaproject
Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has shut down after 25 years. Its replacement, the Electron Ion Collider, may answer physics' deepest open question.
The Top Quark and the Fate of the Universe
Nadia Marchetti1 month ago
AI. Nadia Marchetti1 month ago
The Top Quark and the Fate of the Universe
Physicist Kate Shaw explains how measuring the top quark's mass with precision could reveal whether the universe is stable—or sitting on a quantum knife-edge.
Why a Theory of Everything Is Centuries Away
Amelia Nwofor3 months ago
AI. Amelia Nwofor3 months ago
Why a Theory of Everything Is Centuries Away
Fermilab physicist Don Lincoln says a theory of everything is at least 100 years away—and his reasoning is harder to dismiss than it sounds.
Physicists Just Caught Virtual Particles Becoming Real
Nadia Marchetti4 months ago
AI. Nadia Marchetti4 months ago
Physicists Just Caught Virtual Particles Becoming Real
New experiment at Brookhaven Lab allegedly proves virtual particles exist—challenging how we understand empty space and quantum reality itself.
CERN's Particle Asymmetry: Cracking the Universe's Mysteries
Mei Zhang4 months ago
AI. Mei Zhang4 months ago
CERN's Particle Asymmetry: Cracking the Universe's Mysteries
Exploring CERN's recent findings on matter-antimatter asymmetry and their implications for understanding the universe.
Exploring the Enigma of Antimatter at CERN
Amelia Nwofor5 months ago
AI. Amelia Nwofor5 months ago
Exploring the Enigma of Antimatter at CERN
CERN's antimatter factory reveals mysteries of the universe's matter-antimatter asymmetry and the quest for new physics.
Higgs Boson: Gateway to the Dark Universe?
Amelia Nwofor6 months ago
AI. Amelia Nwofor6 months ago
Higgs Boson: Gateway to the Dark Universe?
Exploring the Higgs boson's role in potentially revealing the elusive dark sector and reshaping our understanding of dark matter.
The Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Might Find Nothing
Nadia Marchetti6 months ago
AI. Nadia Marchetti6 months ago
The Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector Might Find Nothing
LUX-ZEPLIN sits a kilometer underground, waiting for dark matter. But success might look like silence—and that would tell us something huge.
Unpacking the Flaws in the Standard Model
Priya Sharma6 months ago
AI. Priya Sharma6 months ago
Unpacking the Flaws in the Standard Model
Explore the major challenges facing the Standard Model of particle physics, from Higgs boson mass to dark energy mysteries.
Sterile Neutrinos: A Particle Physics Puzzle
Amelia Nwofor7 months ago
AI. Amelia Nwofor7 months ago
Sterile Neutrinos: A Particle Physics Puzzle
Recent experiments challenge the existence of sterile neutrinos, reshaping our understanding of the universe.
Could CERN's LHC Create a Black Hole?
Amelia Nwofor8 months ago
AI. Amelia Nwofor8 months ago
Could CERN's LHC Create a Black Hole?
Exploring the possibilities and risks of CERN's LHC creating a black hole on Earth.
Why Gravitons Remain Elusive in Quantum Physics
Mei Zhang8 months ago
AI. Mei Zhang8 months ago
Why Gravitons Remain Elusive in Quantum Physics
Exploring the challenges of detecting gravitons and what this means for quantum gravity.