Browsing Tag
particle physics
7 posts
The (Actual) Truth About CERN
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a massive underground science experiment located on the border between France and…
May 4, 2024
Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe
Harald Fox, Lancaster University Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs…
April 16, 2024
How Do You Find the Average of Everything?
Finding the “average” of a set of numbers is easy enough to some people, but how do you…
October 8, 2023
The Theory of (Almost) Everything (For Now)
Elementary particles and fundamental forces weave together the fabric of reality in what scientists call the Standard Model…
August 26, 2023
Nuclear Physicists Observe Strange Matter Formation for the First Time
Scientists have observed how lambda particles, or “strange matter,” are produced using semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS). The…
May 1, 2023
Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter
A new particle accelerator at Michigan State University is set to discover thousands of never-before-seen isotopes. Facility for…
November 30, 2022
An Equation For (Almost) Everything: The Standard Model of Particle Physics
After decades of work from several generations of physicists, we now have our most accurate mathematical depiction of…
November 5, 2022