Newswise — Scientist Jason Newby measures phenomena that have never been observed, including a neutrino bouncing off an atomic nucleus — a signal as subtle as the tiny recoil of…
Category: Particle Physics
Los Alamos Scientists Uncover New Insights Into Gamma Ray Bursts
Newswise — Long-duration gamma-ray bursts are some of the most energetic events in the universe, releasing more energy in just a few seconds than the sun emits in 10 billion…
Strong Force Interactions Are Complex. This New Trick Makes Them Easier to Understand
BYLINE: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Newswise — Humans intuitively understand gravity. The closer we get to massive body, the more we feel the gravitational pull. The further away we…
Research Sheds New Light on Laser Polarization Effects in NIF Experiments
Newswise — Experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) require breathtaking precision. Each of the 192 lasers is focused to a width of a few millimeters to…
Muon G-2 Experiment Receives Prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
BYLINE: Jen Roney Newswise — Argonne scientists contributed to the Muon g-2 experiment hosted at Fermilab, recognized with the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for delivering the world’s most…
Dark Matter in the Center of the Milky Way Not Ruled Out
Newswise — An international research collaboration between the University of Vienna and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States has used machine learning to re-examine one of the most…
Fermilab Storage Infrastructure Enables AI-Driven Scientific and Research Discovery for DOE’s Genesis Mission
BYLINE: Maxwell Bernstein Newswise — When the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Genesis Mission to supercharge artificial intelligence-driven scientific discovery and innovation, it needed more than supercomputers. It required secure, best-in-class…
The Apex of RHIC Physics: 2026 Users’ Meeting Recap
BYLINE: By Karen McNulty Walsh and Kelly Lazzaro Newswise — Scientists conducting research at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS), and the supporting accelerator complex at…
Researchers Use Argonne Supercomputer to Illuminate the Subatomic Particle That Helps Hold Matter Together
BYLINE: Nils Heinonen Newswise — High-resolution 3D images of the pion offer new insight into how this key particle forms the atomic nuclei of all visible matter. A team of researchers has…
UAH Researchers Find New Method to “Weigh” Neighboring Galaxies Using Pulsars as Ultra-Precise Gravitational Probes
BYLINE: Russ Nelson Newswise — Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have identified a promising new method for measuring…
