Newswise — Another long-standing mystery in particle physics has finally been solved. An international research team of the ALICE experiment at CERN’s particle accelerator, led by researchers from the Technical…
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A Quarter-Century of Surprises: Exploring the Quark-Gluon Plasma
BYLINE: by Shannon Brescher Shea. Social media manager and senior writer/editor in the Office of Science’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs Newswise — Two huge metal rings, each more…
Can Quantum Computers Help US Learn About the Inside a Neutron Star?
Newswise — A new paper in Nature Communications could put scientists on the path to understanding one of the wildest, hottest, and most densely packed places in the universe: a…
Argonne Postdoctoral Researcher Zhiwan Xu Receives Prestigious 2025 Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics
Newswise — Zhiwan Xu, a postdoctoral researcher at Argonne, was honored with the award for her innovative work on quantum chromodynamics and the quark-gluon plasma, a state of matter that…
Watching Gold Change Structure at Extreme Pressures
Newswise — The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth’s atmosphere. As a result of that intense pressure, materials can adopt unexpected structures…
Here’s how Rudolph’s light-up nose might be possible
This time of year, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a nearly inescapable earworm. Rudolph, the old song goes, is bullied for having a nose so bright it glows (like a…
NASA’s Roman Could Bring New Waves of Information on Galaxy’s Stars
Newswise — A team of researchers has confirmed stars ring loud and clear in a “key” that will harmonize well with the science goals and capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Nancy…
Celeritas Code Sets Fast Pace for Particle Physics Discoveries
Newswise — High energy physicists run on a treadmill that keeps speeding up. Their collider experiments smash particles at dazzling speeds and energies. Detectors identify and track the multitudes of…
Deepfakes and AI in the Courtroom: Report Calls for Legal Reforms to Address a Troubling Trend
From cell phone footage to bodycam and surveillance clips, U.S. courtrooms are awash with video these days, with more than 80% of court cases hinging to some degree on video…
Toward Understanding the Emergence of Hadron Mass
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA — Deep in the heart of matter, some numbers don’t add up. For example, while protons and neutrons are made of quarks, nature’s fundamental building blocks bound…
