Ultracold matter Research update Positronium gas is laser-cooled to one degree above absolute zero New cooling technique could help reveal physics beyond the Standard Model Read article: Positronium gas is laser-cooled to one degree above absolute zero
Particles and interactions Research update Improved antiproton trap could shed more light on antimatter-matter asymmetry Maxwell's demon cooling trap measures the magnetic moment of antiprotons with higher precision than ever before Read article: Improved antiproton trap could shed more light on antimatter-matter asymmetry
Particles and interactions Research update Quark distribution in light–heavy mesons is mapped using innovative calculations Form factors can be tested by collider experiments Read article: Quark distribution in light–heavy mesons is mapped using innovative calculations
Particles and interactions Research update Multiple molecular hexaquarks are predicted by theoretical study Exotic hadrons comprising six quarks could be observed in future experiments Read article: Multiple molecular hexaquarks are predicted by theoretical study
Particles and interactions Research update X(3960) is a tetraquark, theoretical analysis suggests Calculations reproduce particle’s mass and lifetime Read article: X(3960) is a tetraquark, theoretical analysis suggests
Particles and interactions Interview Peter Higgs didn’t like talking about himself. Here’s what he told us about CERN, collaboration and his career Peter Higgs discusses his career in physics with Matin Durrani in an interview recorded in 2012 Read article: Peter Higgs didn’t like talking about himself. Here’s what he told us about CERN, collaboration and his career
Particles and interactions Research update Simulations point to the existence of a charming and beautiful tetraquark Exotic particle could be discovered in future experiments Read article: Simulations point to the existence of a charming and beautiful tetraquark
Particles and interactions Research update Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions Researchers in Japan and Korea say they have found evidence for the existence of these elusive quasiparticles in the thermodynamic behaviour of a Kitaev magnet Read article: Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions
Magnetism and spin Research update Quasiparticles called merons appear in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time Collective topological chiral spin textures could lead to new concepts for spintronics devices Read article: Quasiparticles called merons appear in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time
Particles and interactions Research update Evidence for ‘quark coalescence’ found in LHC collisions LHCb sees increased baryon production at low transverse momenta Read article: Evidence for ‘quark coalescence’ found in LHC collisions
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