For generations, physicists were sure the laws of physics were perfectly symmetric. Until they weren't.
General Physics
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The W boson, a fundamental particle that carries the charged weak force, is the subject of a new precision measurement of its mass by the ATLAS experiment at CERN.
General Physics
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The cohesive force of asteroid particles influence microgravity and can be evaluated under several assumptions of particle size and their sensitivity to particle shape. Approximately hundreds of kilograms of material fall ...
Is our universe all there is, or could there be more? Is our universe just one of a countless multitude, all together in an all-encompassing multiverse?
Astronomy
Mar 6, 2023
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While not primarily useful for telling the time, nuclear clocks could allow scientists to test humankind's fundamental understanding of how reality works.
Quantum Physics
Feb 27, 2023
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A South Korean research team at the Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) recently announced the most advanced experimental setup to search for axions. The group ...
General Physics
Feb 20, 2023
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The submarine volcano eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai that occurred on January 15, 2022, generated impulsive downward reaction forces on Earth, radiating seismic waves throughout the planet. Geologists analyzed the ...
At this stage in the evolution of the universe (about 14 billion years after the big bang) there are four fundamental forces in action that cause interactions among the constituents of matter.
Quantum Physics
Dec 23, 2022
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Today the international LHCb collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) presented new measurements of rare particle transformations, or decays, that provide one of the highest-precision tests yet of a key property of ...
General Physics
Dec 20, 2022
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A new paper sheds light on the nature of atomic nuclei. The study is published in the journal Physical Review C.
General Physics
Nov 30, 2022
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