Particles and interactions Research update New benchmark set for magnetic monopole searches Hypothetical particles could be created by cosmic-ray collisions in the atmosphere Read article: New benchmark set for magnetic monopole searches
2D materials Research update Schwinger effect seen in graphene New observations enable researchers to mimic cosmic physics in the laboratory Read article: Schwinger effect seen in graphene
Quantum computing Research update Quantum computers take on quarks Variational quantum algorithms bring full-scale simulations of the strong nuclear force one step closer to reality Read article: Quantum computers take on quarks
Particles and interactions Research update Neutrino detectors often give incorrect particle energies, study reveals Substituting electrons for neutrinos reveals flaws in detection models Read article: Neutrino detectors often give incorrect particle energies, study reveals
Atomic and molecular Research update Laser-free trapping of heavy molecules opens an alternative route to new physics Trap based on electric fields alone boosts the search for a non-zero electron electric dipole moment and other phenomena beyond the Standard Model Read article: Laser-free trapping of heavy molecules opens an alternative route to new physics
Particles and interactions Research update Photon–photon collisions could shed light on physics beyond the Standard Model New experimental technique probes muon interactions with the quark–gluon plasma Read article: Photon–photon collisions could shed light on physics beyond the Standard Model
Particles and interactions Research update Neutron experiment tightens the net around possible fifth force Interferometry technique also yields insights into silicon and the neutron itself Read article: Neutron experiment tightens the net around possible fifth force
Particles and interactions Research update Proton cooled using an ion cloud and superconducting circuit Technique should allow more precise tests of matter–antimatter symmetry Read article: Proton cooled using an ion cloud and superconducting circuit
Astroparticle physics Research update Were high-energy neutrinos from a supernova detected 34 years ago? SN1987A might be the source of four particles detected in Japan and the US Read article: Were high-energy neutrinos from a supernova detected 34 years ago?
Particles and interactions Podcasts 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: Fermilab physicists may have glimpsed a new force, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from belching cattle
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