The deconstructed Standard Model equation July 28, 2016 Standard ModelSymmetry feature The Standard Model is far more than elementary particles arranged in a table.
The most important website in particle physics July 26, 2016 INSPIRESymmetry feature The first website to be hosted in the U.S. has grown to be an invaluable hub for open science.
Chicago to host ICHEP conference Aug. 3-10 July 21, 2016 conferenceICHEPmeetingFermilab feature More than 1,350 physicists from around the world will converge in Chicago for the biennial ICHEP conference in August to share new research results, announce new projects, and talk about the most intriguing mysteries of the universe.
A primer on particle accelerators July 12, 2016 acceleratorSymmetry feature What’s the difference between a synchrotron and a cyclotron, anyway?
Incredible hulking facts about gamma rays July 5, 2016 gamma raylightphotonsSymmetry feature From lightning to the death of electrons, the highest-energy form of light is everywhere.
LHCb discovers family of tetraquarks June 29, 2016 CDFCERNLarge Hadron ColliderLHCLHCbtetraquarkSymmetry feature Researchers found four new particles made of the same four building blocks.
Six talks you won't want to miss at Neutrino 2016 June 29, 2016 CERNDeep Underground Neutrino ExperimentDUNEIndianaIndiana UniversityJapanMicroBooNEMINERvAMINOSneutrinoNOvAUnited KingdomUniversity of ChicagoFermilab feature The 27th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, commonly called Neutrino 2016, will bring together scientists from experiments around the world. Scientists working with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will give numerous presentations at Neutrino 2016 and unveil some significant results.
Preparing for their magnetic moment June 28, 2016 detector technologyMuon g-2muonsSymmetry feature Scientists are using a plastic robot and hair-thin pieces of metal to ready a magnet that will hunt for new physics.
Helen Edwards, visionary behind Fermilab’s Tevatron, dies June 27, 2016 deathpeopleFermilab feature Helen Edwards, one of the most vital contributors to the success of Fermilab over its five-decade history, died on June 21 at the age of 80.
The Higgs-shaped elephant in the room June 23, 2016 CERNCMSHiggs bosonLHCSymmetry feature Higgs bosons should mass-produce bottom quarks. So why is it so hard to see it happening?