Scientists Discover New Elusive Particle Using Tabletop Experiment
In what could lead to a better understanding of mass, scientists have discovered a new particle or a quantum excitation, which was previously undetectable,…
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Particle accelerator region revealed inside a solar flare
Solar flares are among the most violent explosions in our solar system, but despite their immense energy -- equivalent to a hundred billion atomic bombs…
World’s largest particle collider is now even more powerful
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world-famous particle accelerator which was used to discover the Higgs boson particle in 2012, has restarted after…
CERN’s particle accelerator starts up after a three-year hiatus
Two beams of protons zipped around the Large Hadron Collider on Friday, marking the return of the world’s largest particle accelerator after over three…
A Newly Measured Particle Could Break Known Physics
Physicists have found that an elementary particle called the W boson appears to be 0.1 percent too heavy—a tiny discrepancy that could foreshadow a huge…
Key Fundamental Particle Weighs More Than Expected, Scientists Puzzled
A recent experiment showed that a fundamental particle - W boson - weighed more than expected. The mass difference is an important facet for scientists to…
Electron powers a weak but significant bond for building complex structures: Chemists use elementary…
How do you bring together two molecules that positively repel each other? A Northwestern University-led research team has developed a simple and versatile…
Cosmic particle accelerator at its limit: Gamma ray observatory H.E.S.S. reveals a cosmic particle…
With the help of special telescopes, researchers have observed a cosmic particle accelerator as never before. Observations made with the gamma ray…
Jupiter’s magnetosphere acts like giant particle accelerator
Jupiter is a planet with some notable quirks. As well as its visually distinctive appearance, including stunning bands of clouds and the enormous storm…
Physicists detect a hybrid particle held together by uniquely intense ‘glue’: The…
In the particle world, sometimes two is better than one. Take, for instance, electron pairs. When two electrons are bound together, they can glide through a…