Astrobiology
May 2, 2023
A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on Earth
The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our sun, a new study finds.
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General Physics
May 2, 2023
Test signal generator uses 'made-up' electrons to save researchers time
Working with a great deal of dexterity and concentration, Jingo Bozzini, an electronics engineer, solders the tiny legs of a chip onto the green circuit board. "Soldering isn't my strong suit," he grins. He's much more interested ...
General Physics
Apr 22, 2023
CERN takes first small steps towards giant particle accelerator
Europe's CERN laboratory has taken its first steps towards building a huge new particle accelerator that would eclipse its Large Hadron Collider—and hopes to see light at the end of the tunnel.
General Physics
Apr 19, 2023
Particle trio exceeds expectations at Large Hadron Collider
The ATLAS experiment has confirmed that a trio of particles—a top-antitop quark pair and a W boson—occurs more frequently than expected in the wake of proton-proton collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 6, 2023
Researchers capture first atomic-scale images depicting early stages of particle accelerator film formation
New research from a team of scientists at the Cornell University Center for Bright Beams has made significant strides in developing new techniques to guide the growth of materials used in next-generation particle accelerators.
Superconductivity
Apr 6, 2023
Protecting high-performance, superconducting magnets
Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP) Division have developed a method for detecting and predicting the local loss of superconductivity in large-scale magnets that are capable of generating ...
General Physics
Apr 5, 2023
A novel way to get to the excited states of exotic nuclei
An atomic nucleus assumes discrete energy levels when added energy excites that nucleus. These energy levels are the nucleus' unique fingerprint; no two nuclei have identical energy patterns. For exotic nuclei, which have ...
Astronomy
Apr 3, 2023
Plans are underway to build a 30-cubic-kilometer neutrino telescope
How do astronomers look for neutrinos? These small, massless particles whiz through the universe at very close to the speed of light. They've been studied since the 1950s and detecting them provides work for a range of very ...
General Physics
Mar 31, 2023
DUNE collaboration tests new technology for second detector module
In recent months, the neutrino research facility at the European laboratory CERN has been bustling with activity. Scientists, engineers and technicians from around the world have gathered there to assemble a large prototype ...
General Physics
Mar 29, 2023
Attempting to catch dark matter in a basement
Few things carry the same aura of mystery as dark matter. The name itself radiates secrecy, suggesting something hidden in the shadows of the universe.
