Newswise — After nearly a decade of preparation, scientists – including researchers from Rutgers University – have turned on a new apparatus capable of detecting a host of mysterious tiny…
Category: Particle Physics
First Neutrinos Detected at Fermilab Short-Baseline Detector
Newswise — Scientists working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have identified the detector’s first neutrino interactions. The SBND collaboration has been planning, prototyping and…
UAH researcher wins NASA FINESST scholarship to st
BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — Ashok Silwal, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System,…
Using machine learning to speed up simulations of
Newswise — Simulating particles is a relatively simple task when those particles are spherical. In the real world, however, most particles are not perfect spheres but take on irregular and…
Superconductivity Is Unpredictable at the Edge
The Science Newswise — Topological materials are materials that have unusual properties that arise because their wavefunction—the physical law guiding the electrons—is knotted or twisted. Where the topological material meets the…
How Particles of Light May Be Producing Drops of the Perfect Liquid
Newswise — The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator may be producing the world’s tiniest droplets of liquid, right under scientists’ noses. Researchers supported by the Department of Energy’s…
In Neutrinos, Quantum Entanglement Leads to Shared Flavor
The Science Newswise — Neutrinos are the “ghost particles” in the Standard Model of Particle Physics. This is because they interact weakly with ordinary matter. An interesting property of neutrinos is that…
Cryomodule Assembly Technicians Rev Up Jefferson Lab’s Electron-Beam Racetrack
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the underground Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) more closely resembles a racetrack than…
Magnetrons Show Promise as Radiofrequency Source
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A pocket-size gizmo that puts the “pop” in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future. The small but mighty device is…
Oxygen Tweaking May be Key to Accelerator Optimization
Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Particle accelerators are pricey, but their cost comes with good reason: These one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art machines are intricately designed and constructed to help us solve…
