Newswise — NEWPORT NEWS, VA – In the middle of the last century, physicists found that protons can resonate, much like a ringing bell. Advances over the last three decades…
Category: Particle Physics
New Insights into How Strange Matter Interacts with Ordinary Matter
The Science Newswise — Scientists reported the first observations of how nuclei containing strange quarks flow from particle collisions that smash atomic nuclei together at high energies. They specifically tracked…
In Preparation for DUNE, Scientists Examine Modern Nuclear Theory for Neutrino Oscillation Physics
The Science Newswise — The U.S. particle physics community is preparing for a major research program with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). DUNE will study neutrino oscillations. These quantum…
TAU Systems Upgrades University of Texas Tabletop Laser to a Peak Power of 40 Terawatts and Debuts its Particle Accelerator
Download high res imagery Newswise — AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — TAU Systems, the producer of ultrafast, compact laser-plasma accelerators, today announced the successful upgrade of the existing University of Texas…
Department of Energy Announces $16 Million for Particle Accelerators for Science & Society
Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million in funding for advanced research projects in particle accelerator science and technology. Particle accelerators provide unique sources of…
Autonomous Discovery Defines the Next Era of Science
Newswise — Argonne National Laboratory is tackling the world’s most challenging problems faster than ever before by using robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate science. Contrary to what…
Muon g-2 experiment announces updated result that’s twice as precise
Newswise — The Muon g-2 collaboration announced their much-anticipated updated measurement today. The new result aligns with the collaboration’s first result, announced in 2021 — and it’s twice as precise.…
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
Newswise — Batavia, Illinois, Aug. 10, 2023 – Physicists now have a brand-new measurement of a property of the muon called the anomalous magnetic moment that improves the precision of their…
Physicists confirm 67-year-old prediction of massless, neutral composite particle
BYLINE: Michael O’Boyle Newswise — In 1956, theoretical physicist David Pines predicted that electrons in a solid can do something strange. While they normally have a mass and an electric…
4 Los Alamos scientists win DOE Early Career Research Awards
Newswise — LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Aug. 7, 2023 — In a banner year for Los Alamos National Laboratory in the competition for Department of Energy Early Career Research Awards, four…
