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Browsing: Particle physics
In certain quantum systems, paraparticles can appear as vibrationsGiro Science/Science Photo Library A group of fundamental particles long theorized but thought to be physically impossible may…
When particles act like waves, they form a circular diffraction pattern after passing through a small aperture.Elle Degginger/Science Photo Library A classic quantum experiment showing how…
Most of us don’t think much about charging, except for those annoying moments when our phones run out of charge. But for physicists, it’s a big…
Astronomy and particle physics were no longer considered important by the US establishment, so funding decreased. But our work creates a sense of wonder, and wonder…
The International Space Station and the particle-detecting alpha magnetic spectrometer are visible in the center left.NASA It appears that an unexpected amount of antimatter is scattered…
Growing up in the United States during the oil embargo in the early 1970s, I was inundated with public service announcements urging people to conserve energy.…
Ekkehard Peik is a watchmaker. But instead of using a magnifying glass to peer at tiny gears and springs, he uses powerful lasers, wires, and the…
Composite image of the New York Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the tracks of particles it has detected.Joe Rubino and Jen Abramowitz/Brookhaven National Laboratory Our antimatter…
In experiments, elementary particles do not always behave according to theory.ATLAS Collaboration The puzzling behavior of a fundamental particle called the muon that some scientists think…