• Driving a One-Way Flow with a Two-Way Field

    Updated: 2022-12-22 10:00:00
    Author(s): Marric StephensA design for a nanopump that uses an alternating electric field could allow researchers greater control over nanoscale fluid flows.[Physics 15, s174] Published Thu Dec 22, 2022

  • Detecting Dark Matter Decay

    Updated: 2022-12-21 10:00:00
    Author(s): Marric StephensThe first measurements from a newly built gamma-ray observatory have been analyzed for signs of the decay of heavy dark matter, putting a lower limit on the hypothetical particles’ lifetime.</p[Physics 15, s171] Published Wed Dec 21, 2022

  • Resolving the Achilles’ Heel of Thermal Hall Conductivity Measurements

    Updated: 2022-12-21 10:00:00
    Author(s): Natalia B. PerkinsFor a long time, researchers assumed that phonons could not contribute to the thermal Hall effect because of their lack of charge and spin. New work challenges this assumption.[Physics 15, 198] Published Wed Dec 21, 2022

  • A New Way to Manipulate a Skyrmion Crystal

    Updated: 2022-12-20 10:00:00
    Author(s): Chris GorskiResearchers control the rotation of a periodic array of magnetic quasiparticles by illuminating the system with a series of precisely timed polarized laser pulses.[Physics 15, s177] Published Tue Dec 20, 2022

  • Bubbles Have an Unexpected Chill

    Updated: 2022-12-19 10:00:00
    Author(s): Anna NapolitanoThe film surrounding a soap bubble can be up to 8 °C cooler than the environment, a finding that has implications for bubble stability.[Physics 15, s173] Published Mon Dec 19, 2022

  • Highlights of the Year

    Updated: 2022-12-19 10:00:00
    Physics Magazine Editors pick their favorite stories from 2022.[Physics 15, 197] Published Mon Dec 19, 2022

  • The Two Faces of Supercooled Water

    Updated: 2022-12-15 10:00:00
    Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonComputations support the 30-year-old idea that supercooled liquid water can undergo a transition between high- and low-density states.[Physics 15, s172] Published Thu Dec 15, 2022

  • The W boson gave particle physicists a major shock in 2022

    Updated: 2022-12-14 18:00:00
    Physicists are still puzzled by a new measurement of a fundamental particle called the W boson, which doesn't agree with our existing understanding of the universe

  • Cooking with Phason Gas

    Updated: 2022-12-14 10:00:00
    Author(s): Evan ConstableHeat-transport measurements and neutron-scattering spectroscopy probe a form of thermal conduction based on excitations called phasons.[Physics 15, 193] Published Wed Dec 14, 2022

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:22
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 09 24 15 Citizen scientists published Amateurs and professionals share the credit in the newest publications from the Space Warps . project 07 23 15 A new first for T2K The Japan-based neutrino experiment has seen its first three candidate electron . antineutrinos 07 14 15 LHC physicists discover five-quark particle Pentaquarks are no longer just a . theory 06 16 15 OPERA catches fifth tau neutrino The OPERA experiment's study of tau neutrino appearance has reached the level of discovery . rdquo 06 03 15 LHC arrives at the next energy frontier Data collection has officially begun at the Large Hadron . Collider 05 21 15 LHC achieves

  • symmetry magazine dimensions of particle physics

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:22
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication latest news 12 04 22 The Guardian Are we alone in the universe work begins in Western Australia on world’s most powerful radio telescopes More than 100,000 antennas will be built on Wajarri country , enabling astronomers to peek billions of years back to the cosmic dawn . rsquo 12 02 22 New York Times Physicists create the smallest , crummiest wormhole you can imagine' Scientists used a quantum computer to explore the ultimate escape route from a black . hole 12 02 22 Ars Technica No , physicists didn’t make a real wormhole . What they did was still pretty cool Don't hold your breath about sending your dog through a wormhole . quot

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:20
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 03 24 15 LHC will not restart this week Engineers and technicians may need to warm up and recool a section of the accelerator before they can introduce . particles 03 20 15 The LHC does a dry run Engineers have started the last step required before sending protons all the way around the renovated Large Hadron . Collider 03 17 15 Experiments combine to find mass of Higgs The CMS and ATLAS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider joined forces to make the most precise measurement of the mass of the Higgs boson . yet 03 10 15 Scientists find rare dwarf satellite galaxy candidates Newly discovered galaxies could present scientists with

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:20
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 12 10 14 First LHC magnets prepped for restart A first set of superconducting magnets has passed the test and is ready for the Large Hadron Collider to restart in . spring 12 05 14 Einstein papers go digital More than 5000 documents collected by the Einstein Papers Project are now freely available . online 11 26 14 Needed : citizen scientists for Higgs hunt A new project asks citizen scientists for help finding unknown Higgs boson decays in LHC data from the ATLAS . experiment 11 20 14 CERN frees LHC data Anyone can access collision data from the Large Hadron Collider through the new CERN Open Data . Portal 11 19 14 LHCb experiment

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:20
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 09 29 14 CERN turns 60 CERN celebrates six decades of peaceful collaboration for . science 09 22 14 Cosmic dust proves prevalent Space dust accounts for at least some of the possible signal of cosmic inflation the BICEP2 experiment announced in March . How much remains to be . seen 09 18 14 Pursuit of dark matter progresses at AMS A possible sign of dark matter will eventually become clear , according to promising signs from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer . experiment 08 27 14 First measurement of sun’s real-time energy The Borexino neutrino experiment in Italy found that the sun releases the same amount of energy today as it did

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:20
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 06 23 14 Higgs boson shows scientists new tricks A new result from the Large Hadron Collider strengthens the case that the Higgs interacts with both types of particles in the Standard . Model 06 12 14 Researchers imagine the accelerators of the future At the LHC Physics Conference in New York , experts looked to the next steps in collider . physics 06 06 14 CERN announces winners of student research competition The winners of the Beam Line for Schools competition will use a beam of particles at CERN to investigate one of the fundamental forces of nature and to test a home-built . device 06 06 14 LHCb glimpses possible sign of new

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:19
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 04 30 14 Possible expansion for South Pole detector Physicists hope to seek out the source of cosmic neutrinos by expanding the IceCube neutrino detector to 10 times its current . size 04 14 14 CERN’s LHCb experiment sees exotic particle An analysis using LHC data verifies the existence of an exotic four-quark . hadron 04 11 14 Tufte’s Feynman sculptures come to Fermilab Edward Tufte , celebrated statistician and master of informational graphics , transforms physics notations into works of . art 04 10 14 From quark soup to ordinary matter Scientists have gained new insight into how matter can change from a hot soup of particles to

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:19
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 03 03 14 Particle Fever’ opens in the US Particle Fever a documentary that follows scientists involved in research at the Large Hadron Collider , opens this week in select theaters across the United . States 02 28 14 CDMS result covers new ground in search for dark matter The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search has set more stringent limits on light dark . matter 02 24 14 Scientists complete the top quark puzzle Fermilab's CDF and DZero experiments have discovered the last predicted way to produce the top quark , the heaviest elementary . particle 02 21 14 Black widow’ pulsars consume their mates With a deadly embrace , spidery' pulsars

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:19
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication 01 13 14 Scientists pinpoint very peculiar’ pulsar Scientists studying five years of data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found the first gamma-ray variable pulsar . But is it really what it seems 01 09 14 Former CMS deputy takes reins of experiment Tiziano Camporesi becomes head of the CMS experiment as UC Santa Barbara physicist Joe Incandela's term comes to a . close 01 08 14 Astrophysicists use lens to study black-hole jet Using an entire galaxy as a lens to look at an object in the far distance , researchers are learning more about powerful jets emitted when matter falls into a black . hole 12 20 13 Physicists

  • breaking symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:19
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  • symmetry team symmetry magazine

    Updated: 2022-12-14 04:30:19
    Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication Symmetry is your view into the world of particle physics Hear the latest news , meet the people behind the science , and get the background information you need to gain fluency in the language of particle . physics Symmetry is a joint publication of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Symmetry receives funding through the US Department of Energy symmetry team Editor-in-Chief Kathryn Jepsen Deputy Editor Sarah Charley Senior Editors Angela Anderson Glennda Chui Staff Writers Lauren Biron Nathan Collins Manuel Gnida Ali Sundermier Intern Nikita Amir Publishers Jacquie Bucher , Fermilab

  • Hunting for Axions in the Galactic Center

    Updated: 2022-12-13 10:00:00
    Author(s): Charles DayA neutron star’s ultrastrong magnetic field could create the conditions for uncloaking a promising dark matter candidate.[Physics 15, s163] Published Tue Dec 13, 2022

  • A New Day Awaits Solar Neutrinos

    Updated: 2022-12-13 10:00:00
    Author(s): Michael SchirberSolar neutrinos are no longer the “stars” of neutrino research, but next-generation experiments characterizing these neutrinos may deepen our understanding of solar and neutrino physics.[Physics 15, 194] Published Tue Dec 13, 2022

  • Elemental Accounting of the Solar Interior

    Updated: 2022-12-12 10:00:00
    Author(s): Aldo SerenelliA study of neutrinos from the Sun has measured the signal from the so-called CNO cycle, offering a direct measure of the elemental abundances in the Sun’s core.[Physics 15, 190] Published Mon Dec 12, 2022

  • Dark Matter Goes Down to the Wire

    Updated: 2022-12-09 10:00:00
    Author(s): Rachel BerkowitzA superconducting nanowire detector places new bounds on how a hypothetical lightweight dark matter particle interacts with electrons.[Physics 15, s169] Published Fri Dec 09, 2022

  • Sea Urchin Sperm Follow Their Noses

    Updated: 2022-12-09 10:00:00
    Author(s): Maggie HudsonUsing concepts from control theory, researchers link the complex navigation behavior of a sea urchin sperm to a single parameter: its response to changing chemical “smells.”[Physics 15, s167] Published Fri Dec 09, 2022

  • Foot Functionality Elucidated

    Updated: 2022-12-08 10:00:00
    Author(s): Rachel BerkowitzWhen humans walk, our feet act as levers rather than landing pads as previously thought.[Physics 15, s164] Published Thu Dec 08, 2022

  • Uncovering an Odd Form of Superconductivity

    Updated: 2022-12-07 10:00:00
    Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonAn innovative technique will allow scientists to probe superconductivity involving an unusual type of electron pairing called odd-frequency pairing.[Physics 15, s165] Published Wed Dec 07, 2022

  • Energy Evolution of Electrons Measured Noninvasively

    Updated: 2022-12-06 10:00:00
    Author(s): Allison GaspariniResearchers have demonstrated a noninvasive technique for measuring the energy evolution of an electron bunch inside a laser-plasma accelerator.[Physics 15, s170] Published Tue Dec 06, 2022

  • Metal-to-Insulator Transition Similar to Water-to-Ice

    Updated: 2022-12-05 10:00:00
    Author(s): Katherine WrightA textbook theory for the freezing of water also explains the growth of a new phase in a more complicated phase transition of a different material.[Physics 15, 188] Published Mon Dec 05, 2022

  • Getting a Clearer View of Iron Emission Lines

    Updated: 2022-12-05 10:00:00
    Author(s): Roberto C. ManciniResearchers have solved a long-standing puzzle surrounding iron emission lines, which are used to characterize laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.[Physics 15, 187] Published Mon Dec 05, 2022

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