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
Particles and interactions Research update 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: The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment
Lasers Research update 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: Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe