SLAC celebrates 50 years of Nobel-winning discovery in particle physics

Webstory:  https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2024-11-20-slac-celebrates-50-years-nobel-winning-discovery-particle-physics   On Nov. 11, 1974, two research teams rocked the particle physics world when they announced they had independently discovered a new subatomic particle – the J/psi. The…

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43rd International Symposium on Physics in Collisi

The International Symposium on Physics in Collision (PIC) is a conference series that began in 1981 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The program of the symposium is composed of invited talks…

A quantum material could be the future of high-ene

Scintillators are detectors that make high-energy X-rays or particles visible through flashes of light to form an image. Their many applications include particle physics, medical imaging, X-ray security and more.…

Argonne workshop highlights ongoing experimental e

Researchers from around the world recently convened at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory for the 25th International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators (NuFact). Held in mid-September, the…

Copper, silver and pectin from apples will protect

Scientists at BFU named after Kant Immanuel have synthesized copper- and silver-based microparticles, stabilized with apple pectin. Experiments have shown that such particles effectively bind organic sulfur-containing compounds. Since substances…

Digging into Neutrino Research | Newswise

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Energy Department Awards New Contract to Manage an

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) located in Batavia, IL. The award was the…

Artificial Intelligence Helps Produce Clean Water

Newswise — About 2.2 billion people, more than a quarter of the world’s population, lack access to safe, managed drinking water, and about half of the world’s population experiences severe…

New Physics Needed? Maybe | Newswise

Newswise — DALLAS (SMU) – An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics…