Physicist helps set the U.S. priorities for investing millions in particle physics

Newswise — AMES, Iowa – There are 32 signatures marking approval of the new report from the 2023 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel. From Shoji Asai to Robert Zwaska, the…

Researchers demonstrate that quantum entanglement and topology are inextricably linked

Newswise — For the first time, researchers from the Structured Light Laboratory (School of Physics) at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, led by Professor Andrew Forbes, in collaboration with…

Quantum particles retain intrinsic features

Newswise — The quantum Cheshire cat effect draws its name from the fictional Cheshire Cat in the Alice in Wonderland story. That cat was able to disappear, leaving only its grin behind.…

NASA’s Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf

Newswise — Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more massive than Jupiter but smaller than a star) with infrared emission from methane,…

Quantum Annealing for Function Optimization

Newswise — Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems (a class of mathematical problems dealing with…

How Radio Astronomy Sees Magnetic Fields

Newswise — Many objects in the Universe have magnetic fields. Planets such as Earth and Jupiter, the Sun and other stars, even galaxies billions of light years away. But these…

New clues to the nature of elusive dark matter

Newswise — A team of international researchers, led by experts at the University of Adelaide, has uncovered further clues in the quest for insights into the nature of dark matter.…

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…

Study Reveals a New Finding Helping to Solve the “Spin Crisis”

Newswise — STONY BROOK, N.Y., June 21, 2023  — New research findings published in Physical Review Letters provides theorists with new input for calculating how much gluons—the gluelike particles that…

University of Minnesota theoretical physicists help expand the search for new particle

Newswise — One of the most high-profile mysteries in physics today is what scientists refer to as the “Strong CP Problem.” Stemming from the puzzling phenomenon that neutrons do not…