Physics
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The Large Hadron Collider exposes quarks’ quantum entanglement
Quantum entanglement has made its way to the top. Scientists have measured the strange quantum phenomenon of entanglement in top quarks, the heaviest fundamental…
A neutrino mass mismatch could shake cosmology’s foundations
As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving a dazzlingly intricate cosmic…
Physicists just discovered the rarest particle decay ever
It’s the rarest particle decay ever discovered. Scientists have clinched the case for a special type of decay of subatomic particles called kaons. Further…
UCLA scientists discover how to guide heat like light at room temperature
UCLA researchers have discovered that heat can be guided along precise, ray-like paths through boron arsenide at room temperature. Credit: AI/ScienceDaily.com Managing heat efficiently…
A near-Earth asteroid offers clues to one dark matter theory
A hypothetical “fifth force” could tug on asteroids, if it exists. But the asteroid Bennu shows no signs that its orbit has been tweaked…
Antimatter could travel by truck, a test with protons shows
A truck full of antimatter would make for a seriously epic road trip. And scientists are now one step closer to hauling the substance…
Accelerated muons bring next-gen particle colliders closer to reality
Muons are getting a move on. In a step toward new types of particle physics experiments, scientists cooled and then accelerated a beam of…
50 years ago, physics underwent a major revolution
A surprising new particle — Science News, November 23, 1974 To add to the present ferment and confusion in particle physics, nature now presents…
Scientists are building underwater neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean
Deploying a telescope in space is one thing. Making two of them deep under the sea is a task in a league of its…
A major new neutrino experiment is nearing completion
Physicists are putting the finishing touches on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, or JUNO, which will delve into the secretive ways of neutrinos, a…