News tagged with weak interactions

Research duo calculate possible number of WIMPs striking our bodies

(Phys.org) -- Katherine Freese and Christopher Savage from the University of Michigan and Stockholm University respectively have embarked on a whimsical bit of physics research. They’ve been estimating ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Neutrinos: Ghostly particles with unstable egos

So far it is unknown which rules neutrinos follow when they alter their identity. A study in which scientists of the Excellence Cluster Universe at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany, participated has now revealed ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Dark matter sleuths to design world's largest WIMP catcher

A team of researchers led by a Case Western Reserve University physicist is planning the world's largest, most sensitive experiment to catch the stuff of dark matter, stuff that's proved way beyond invisible.

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Exploring the standard model of physics without the high-energy collider

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US, have performed sophisticated laser measurements to detect the subtle effects of one of nature's most ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 11

Galactic nuclei offer some indication of axionlike particles

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Axionlike particles are interesting because they come up regularly when scientists study string theory. By looking at their properties, you hope to learn about string theory, or some other unified theory ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (26) | comments 18 feature