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Neutrinos Are Shrinking, and That’s a Good Thing for Physics
A new estimate of the ghostly particle’s maximum possible mass brings physicists a tad closer to understanding the universe.
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The world's largest atom smasher is getting a powerful upgrade — and it could finally reveal new physics
Physicists are finalizing plans for MATHUSLA, a powerful new addition to CERN's Large Hadron Collider that will detect ...
Pinning Down a Ghost Particle: Neutrino Mass Measured with Unprecedented Precision
Scientists from the KATRIN experiment have achieved the most precise upper limit ever recorded for the mass of the mysterious ...
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World’s largest atom smasher detects possible signal of tiniest particle ever
Since its inception in 2008, the LHC (large hadron collider) at CERN has been a key player in pushing the boundaries of ...
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Physics: How a Bigger Particle Collider Could Advance Cryogenics
In order to further explore physics, top minds at CERN have been making plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider.
Europe's plans for an even bigger particle collider, explained
Europe's physics lab CERN is planning to build a particle-smasher even bigger than its Large Hadron Collider to continue ...
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Oxygen tweaking may be the key to optimizing particle accelerators
Many particle accelerators rely on superconducting radiofrequency components made of niobium. Nuclear physicists found that ...
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World's largest atom smasher makes 1st-of-its-kind 'beauty' particle discovery that could unlock new physics
Why matter dominates over antimatter in our universe has long been a major cosmic mystery to physicists. A new finding by the world's largest particle collider has revealed a clue.