During a walk in the Scottish Highlands, one of the greats of particle physics had the idea of a lifetime
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN can be used to study many kinds of fundamental particles, including mysterious and rare tau particles.
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Physicists uncovered a new experiment hidden in old data from the Large Hadron Collider. Using this innovative approach, the team has unlocked an entirely new way to study quantum physics.
A new particle accelerator has just begun operation. It is the most powerful accelerator of its kind on Earth and will allow physicists to study some of the rarest matter in the universe.
A decadelong experiment produced the most accurate measurement yet of the mass of W bosons. These particles are responsible for the weak force, and the result is more evidence for undiscovered physics.
Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, like the ATLAS calorimeter seen here, are providing more accurate measurements of fundamental particles.
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Physicists know a lot about the most fundamental properties of the universe, but they certainly don’t know everything. 2021 was a big year for physics – what was learned and what’s coming next?
There’s more going on in the universe than we know.
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A transcript of episode 9 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including an update on the situation for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh.
Scientists think they may have found a new clue about the subatomic world around us.
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If the finding really is the result of new fundamental particles then it will finally be the breakthrough that physicists have been yearning for for decades.
The LHCb experiment at CERN has discovered three new ‘pentaquark’ particles being created in high energy particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
The Milky Way as seen from Yellowstone National Park.
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