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Gluon string breaking is simulated using trapped ions
Quantum simulation goes beyond traditional models
Nuclear clocks finally see the light
New timekeeping tools could revolutionize studies of fundamental physics
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Proton–oxygen collisions put cosmic-ray models to the test
CERN’s ATLAS experiment probes the extreme universe
Read article: Proton–oxygen collisions put cosmic-ray models to the test
Missing decay at BESIII points to long-sought glueball
Heavy particle could be dominated by gluons
Read article: Missing decay at BESIII points to long-sought glueball
Antineutrino detector could monitor spent nuclear fuel for clandestine activity
Sensitive new measurements suggest that monitoring can continue even when reactors are offline
Read article: Antineutrino detector could monitor spent nuclear fuel for clandestine activity
No show again for mirror neutrons
For now, the existence of a mirror universe cannot be confirmed, say physicists at the PSI
Read article: No show again for mirror neutrons
Protons and neutrons are more than just groups of three quarks
Comparison between theoretical models and experimental data favours alternative “baryon junctions” picture
Read article: Protons and neutrons are more than just groups of three quarks
Nuclear fusion persists at ultralow energies inside metal foils
Experiment suggests the environment matters when deuterium fuses
Read article: Nuclear fusion persists at ultralow energies inside metal foils
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Particle physicist Hideki Yukawa: Japan’s first Nobel laureate
Yukawa laid the foundation for an active post-war generation of particle physicists in Japan
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Illuminating, beautiful and disturbing: a photographic record of the Trinity atomic test
Margaret Harris reviews Trinity: an Illustrated History of the World’s First Atomic Test
Read article: Illuminating, beautiful and disturbing: a photographic record of the Trinity atomic test
Doubts cast on ‘superradiant neutrino laser’ proposal
Debate spans atomic and particle physics
Read article: Doubts cast on ‘superradiant neutrino laser’ proposal
Cold radioactive molecules offer a tabletop route to new physics
Nuclear symmetry violations could show up in molecules containing pear-shaped radium nuclei
Read article: Cold radioactive molecules offer a tabletop route to new physics
Matter-antimatter symmetry measurement sets new precision record
CERN’s ALPHA collaboration pins down the ground-state hyperfine splitting of antihydrogen within four parts per million
Read article: Matter-antimatter symmetry measurement sets new precision record
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
Read article: Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
AI’s black box problem: discovering physics we don’t understand
Claire Malone wonders what happens if AI produces answers we can’t – or don’t – understand
Read article: AI’s black box problem: discovering physics we don’t understand
Measuring the invisible: how internal dosimetry shapes radiation protection
Assessing the impact of radiation exposure is crucial for protecting the health of workers, but expert judgement is needed to interpret the results
Read article: Measuring the invisible: how internal dosimetry shapes radiation protection
Antineutrino detectors could spot signs that a fusion reactor is producing weapons-grade plutonium
Non-intrusive technique could enable round-the-clock, offsite monitoring of reactor operations
Read article: Antineutrino detectors could spot signs that a fusion reactor is producing weapons-grade plutonium
Mass spectrometry delivers fusion insights
A quadrupole mass analyser has been designed for fusion research
Read article: Mass spectrometry delivers fusion insights
‘Superallowed’ alpha decay seen for the first time
Observations could help us better understand how alpha particles form inside atomic nuclei
Read article: ‘Superallowed’ alpha decay seen for the first time
Belgian Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist François Englert dies aged 93
Englert shared the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics with Peter Higgs
Read article: Belgian Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist François Englert dies aged 93
HALHF is going all in on plasma acceleration
An experimental milestone in plasma acceleration at the UK’s CLARA test facility
Read article: HALHF is going all in on plasma acceleration
Ask me anything: Mary Bishai – ‘For a self-professed nerd like me, doing big science is heaven’
Mary Bishai is an experimental neutrino physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US
Read article: Ask me anything: Mary Bishai – ‘For a self-professed nerd like me, doing big science is heaven’
Nuclear shells govern close proton–neutron partnerships
Electron scattering experiment gives a surprising result
Read article: Nuclear shells govern close proton–neutron partnerships
Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
The work is an important step to understanding the physics of “negative triangularity”
Read article: Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions
Quark–gluon plasma could be created by light nuclei
Read article: Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions
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