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Magnetic Revolution: Diamonds and Rust Rewrite Physics Textbooks

University of Cambridge — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:44:13 +0000

Cambridge researchers have identified magnetic monopoles in hematite, suggesting new possibilities for advanced, eco-friendly computing technologies. This first-time observation of emergent monopoles in a natural...

The Particle Accelerator Reinvented: Compact, Powerful, and Ready to Transform Science

University of Texas at Austin — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:52:36 +0000

Researchers have unveiled a compact particle accelerator that achieves high electron energies in a fraction of the space required by traditional accelerators, promising advancements in...

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Behavior in Active Particles

University of Münster — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:41:16 +0000

Researchers have discovered previously unknown physical effects in systems made up of particles whose propulsion speed depends on their orientation. The field of research focusing...

The Stellar Forge: Charged Particles and Element Creation in Stars

Tracey Peake, North Carolina State University — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:25:05 +0000

New research offers an innovative approach to model star-based elemental formation, improving our grasp of nuclear reactions in the cosmos. New research from North Carolina...

Dark Matter Detective Work: A Revolutionary Approach at the Large Hadron Collider

University of the Witwatersrand — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:28:54 +0000

Researchers investigate whether dark matter particles actually are produced inside a jet of standard model particles. The existence of dark matter is a long-standing puzzle...

Astronomers Shocked by Mysterious Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Ray – “What the Heck Is Going On?”

University of Utah — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 09:58:07 +0000

Second only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic...

Science Made Simple: What Is Antimatter?

U.S. Department of Energy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:22:29 +0000

What Is Antimatter? Antimatter is the twin of almost all the subatomic particles that make up our universe. The matter in our universe comes in...

Not Science Fiction: Earth Hit by Unknown, Extremely High-Energy Particle

Osaka Metropolitan University — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:00:04 +0000

Unknown extremely energetic particle from space detected and named after Japanese myth. A high-energy particle falls from space to the Earth’s surface—it is not clear...

Unraveling the Mysteries of ϕ Mesons: A New Breakthrough in Heavy-Ion Collision Physics

University of Science and Technology of China — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 07:57:41 +0000

A team of researchers headed by Prof. Wang Qun at the University of Science and Technology of China, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has...

Unlocking Fundamental Mysteries: Using Near-Miss Particle Physics to Peer Into Quantum World

Jesse Liu and Dennis V. Perepelitsa — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:59:14 +0000

In a breakthrough at CERN, scientists measured the elusive tau particle’s magnetic moment using near-miss particle interactions in the Large Hadron Collider. This method, marking...

Ghost Particle Unmasked: Project 8’s Neutrino Mass Breakthrough

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:18:07 +0000

Project 8 experiment reaches important milestone to measure neutrino mass. Neutrinos are ubiquitous elementary particles that interact only very weakly with normal matter. Therefore, they...

Can the Cool Copper Collider Redefine Energy Efficiency in Particle Physics?

Nathan Collins, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 23:24:14 +0000

The future of experimental particle physics is exciting – and energy intensive. SLAC physicists are thinking about how to make one proposal, the Cool Copper...

The Quantum Quest for Dark Matter’s Elusive Axion Particle

Aalto University — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:51:44 +0000

Aalto University researchers will probe the secrets of dark matter using a quantum detector of unprecedented sensitivity. In the vast darkness of the cosmos lurks...

From Russia With Theory: Landau’s Quasiparticles Come to Life

University of Innsbruck — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:00:21 +0000

Physicists, building on Lev Landau’s theory of quasiparticles, used ultracold quantum gases to simulate electron behavior in solids. Their recent experiment revealed that these quasiparticles...

Accelerating the Future: World’s First Miniature Particle Accelerator Unveiled

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:36:22 +0000

Researchers succeeded for the first time in accelerating electrons using a nano device. Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in...

Unraveling the Secrets of the Early Universe – Ringing Protons Provide New Insight

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 11:28:53 +0000

New research sheds light on the 3D structure of nucleon resonances. During the mid-20th century, scientists discovered that protons have the ability to resonate, akin...

“Hubbard Excitons” – Caltech Physics Discovery Could Lead to Incredible New Technologies

California Institute of Technology — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:03:08 +0000

Caltech researchers have discovered Hubbard excitons, which are excitons bound magnetically, offering new avenues for exciton-based technological applications. In art, the negative space in a...

Intense Lasers Illuminate the Hidden World of Electron Dynamics in Liquids

Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:43:01 +0000

Scientists successfully probed electron behavior in liquids using intense laser fields, unveiling a unique high-harmonic spectrum. Their study identifies a key factor in photon energy...

Beyond Combustion: Highly Efficient Quantum Engines on the Horizon

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 03:48:17 +0000

Scientists unveil exciting possibilities for the development of highly efficient quantum devices. Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that explores the properties and interactions...

Landmark CERN Experiment Reveals: If You Dropped Antimatter, Would It Fall Down or Up?

National Science Foundation — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 22:39:18 +0000

Landmark CERN experiment may help explain why antimatter seemingly lost out in the early universe. If you dropped antimatter, would it fall down or up?...

Illuminating Electron Dynamics: How Intense Lasers Reveal Liquid Secrets

Tohoku University — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:35:39 +0000

Researchers employed intense laser fields to uncover unique electron dynamics in liquids, providing new insights into the high-harmonic spectrum and revealing the significance of the...

Antimatter Levitation Debunked: Groundbreaking CERN Experiment Reveals Gravity’s Pull on Antihydrogen

University of California - Berkeley — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:30:52 +0000

Experiment at CERN eliminates the possibility that antimatter is repulsed by gravity. CERN’s ALPHA collaboration has experimentally confirmed that antihydrogen is pulled down by gravity,...

Neutrinos & Dark Matter: How Ultra-Pure Cables Can Unlock Secrets of Physics

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:16:06 +0000

Ultra-low radiation cables reduce background noise for neutrino and dark matter detectors. Imagine trying to tune a radio to a single station but instead encountering...

The Search for Dark Matter – A Promising New Method

Forschungszentrum Juelich — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 05:10:26 +0000

Approximately 80% of the universe’s matter is composed of a mysterious and unseen substance. This “dark matter” was first theorized nearly 90 years ago. “This...