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CERN physicists measure mass oscillation of neutral charm mesons
LHCb detection could provide a window into physics beyond the Standard Model
New electron accelerator combines laser and plasma wakefield techniques
Dual system could lead to compact facilities for particle physics and X-ray analysis
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Read article: Tomography technique could help in the fight against nuclear terrorism
Tomography technique could help in the fight against nuclear terrorism
New scanning technology detects neutron and gamma-ray emissions from nuclear material
Read article: Quark–gluon plasma flows like water, calculations suggest
Quark–gluon plasma flows like water, calculations suggest
Hot, dense matter created just after the Big Bang has a liquid-like minimum kinetic viscosity
Read article: Exploding stars alone cannot account for rapid heavy-element production, study reveals
Exploding stars alone cannot account for rapid heavy-element production, study reveals
Supernovae nuclides in deep-sea rocks shed light on r-process nucleosynthesis
Read article: The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment
The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment
Fermilab result reinforces much earlier data showing a disparity with the Standard Model
Read article: Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe
Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe
Device that produces required vacuum ultraviolet light is created at long last
Read article: Has a new particle called a ‘leptoquark’ been spotted at CERN?
Has a new particle called a ‘leptoquark’ been spotted at CERN?
Beauty-quark decays measured by LHCb suggest that the Standard Model may be violated
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Read article: AI and particle physics: a powerful partnership
AI and particle physics: a powerful partnership
Jessica Esquivel explores the beneficial collaboration between artificial intelligence and particle physics that is advancing both fields
Read article: Quantum birds inspire new metrology for biosciences, particle physicist searches for the very small
Quantum birds inspire new metrology for biosciences, particle physicist searches for the very small
In this podcast we talk about measuring tiny masses and magnetic fields
Read article: Muon mania: are we finally on the brink of new physics?
Muon mania: are we finally on the brink of new physics?
A detailed look at the two recent results from CERN and Fermilab
Read article: Celebrating a century of nuclear isomers
Celebrating a century of nuclear isomers
A century after “nuclear isomers” were discovered, Philip Walker and Zsolt Podolyák explore these long-lived, excited nuclear states
Read article: Fermilab physicists may have glimpsed a new force, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from belching cattle
Fermilab physicists may have glimpsed a new force, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from belching cattle
In this podcast we also chat about energy-generating floors
Read article: Promethean Particles spins out continuous process for making nanoparticles
Promethean Particles spins out continuous process for making nanoparticles
Ed Lester developed a continuous production method for making nanoparticles and founded a company to commercialize the process
Read article: Ask me anything: Tim Gershon
Ask me anything: Tim Gershon
Careers tips from a professor of physics at the University of Warwick who studies flavour physics, CP violation and heavy-quark physics
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘We’ve been surprised at how easy it’s become to do high-level experiments from our homes’
Physics in the pandemic: ‘We’ve been surprised at how easy it’s become to do high-level experiments from our homes’
After COVID made crowded control rooms hazardous, Ben Penaflor and colleagues at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility developed work-arounds
Read article: Retraction of Nature paper puts Majorana research on a new path
Retraction of Nature paper puts Majorana research on a new path
“Inconsistencies” are found with the original analysis but an independent report finds no instances of data fabrication
Read article: Switching career from particle physics to nuclear power
Switching career from particle physics to nuclear power
Troels Schönfeldt talks about his career change from particle physics to co-founder and chief executive of Seaborg Technologies
Read article: Glashow resonance is spotted in a neutrino detector at long last
Glashow resonance is spotted in a neutrino detector at long last
Observation could boost our understanding of the origins of astrophysical neutrinos
Read article: Proton contains more anti-down quarks than anti-up
Proton contains more anti-down quarks than anti-up
Fermilab experiment charts the sea of short-lived particles inside protons
Read article: New type of fallout from Fukushima Daiichi found a decade after nuclear disaster
New type of fallout from Fukushima Daiichi found a decade after nuclear disaster
Particles are large and highly radioactive
Read article: Meteorite hunters find fireball fragments in England, CERN collider has discovered 59 new hadrons
Meteorite hunters find fireball fragments in England, CERN collider has discovered 59 new hadrons
Scientists race against time to find pristine meteorites and what exotic hadrons could tell us about the nature of the strong force
Read article: Atomic nuclei go for a quantum swing
Atomic nuclei go for a quantum swing
Precisely controlling nuclear excitations could aid the development of ultraprecise clocks as well as batteries that can store huge amounts of energy
Read article: The race to discover superheavy elements, a dinosaur killer and other visitors from outer space
The race to discover superheavy elements, a dinosaur killer and other visitors from outer space
In this week’s podcast we chat about making new isotopes and what to do if you find a meteorite
Read article: Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles
Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles
Proof-of-principle effort used IBM Q chip to reproduce quantum features of parton showers
Read article: Ten years after Fukushima: could new fuels make nuclear power safer?
Ten years after Fukushima: could new fuels make nuclear power safer?
Michael Allen investigates claims from academia and industry that the next generation of nuclear fuels could reduce the risk of accidents
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