09
May
Why scientists are excited about atoms with pear-shaped nuclei
The pear-shaped nucleus could provide a good place to search for antimatter.
09
May
Why scientists are excited about atoms with pear-shaped nuclei
The pear-shaped nucleus could provide a good place to search for antimatter.
15
Apr
Why don’t protons’ measurements add up?
The size of a proton, long thought to be well-understood, may remain a mystery for a while longer, according to physicists.
18
Mar
5 elusive particles beyond Higgs
From gravitons to winos, here are five bizarre things that may exist beyond the Higgs.
09
Mar
Is it the Higgs? Newfound particle sure looks like it
The mass of the Higgs boson particle, possibly uncovered at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, may mean doom for our universe.
01
Mar
Physics wizard reveals ‘invisibility cloak’ at TED conference
Baile Zhang of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University unveils his disappearance device at this year’s TED conference.
10
Jan
10
Dec
5 reasons we may be living in a ‘multiverse’
The idea of multiple universes, or a multiverse, is suggested by not just one, but numerous physics theories.
28
Nov
Large Hadron Collider creates new kind of matter
Particles collisions inside the Swiss atom smasher have created matter called color-glass condensate, a liquid-like wave of sticky gluon particles.
Dark matter mystery may be solved soon
The experiments aimed at detecting dark matter are just starting to operate at the levels thought to be sufficient to the particles.
13
Nov
Large Hadron Collider: Rare particle may cast doubt on popular physics model
The findings are only preliminary, but scientists may be closer to having to rethink the nature of physics.
