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World's thinnest electronic device is 2 atoms thick
By Ben Turner published
The thinner size allows electrons to move across the device much faster, which could lead to the development of much quicker computers.
Take a tour of the synchrotron, where electrons reach near light-speed
By How It Works magazine, Robert Jones published
Find out how the U.K.'s largest laboratory can accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light.
This 'charming' particle could have saved the universe
By Ben Turner published
The charm meson could answer why there's more matter than antimatter in the universe.
Electrons 'surf' across space to create the northern lights, new study finds
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists found definitive proof that Alfven waves are accelerating electrons in solar wind across space, powering the northern lights.
After 48-year search, physicists discover ultra-rare 'triple glueball' particle
By Rafi Letzter published
A never-before-seen particle known as the odderon has revealed itself in the hot guts of two particle colliders, confirming a 48-year-old theory.
A tiny, wobbling muon just shook particle physics to its core
By Ben Turner published
But this may not be the end of the story.
Monster antimatter particle slams into Antarctica
By Rafi Letzter published
The most remote particle detector on Earth has detected the most energetic antimatter neutrino ever, confirming a 51-year-old prediction.
Scientists find first evidence of rare Higgs boson decay
By Chelsea Gohd published
Scientists have spotted the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay, expanding our understanding of the strange quantum universe.
Particles zipping around Earth at near light-speed finally explained
By Stephanie Pappas published
When the plasma of the Van Allen belts drops in density during a solar storm, it can set up the perfect conditions for electrons to travel nearly as fast as light.
Superpowerful 'oscillon' particles could have dominated the infant universe, then vanished
By Paul Sutter published
A weird, super-powerful particle that's not truly a particle could have dominated the universe when it was just a second old, releasing a flood of ripples that permeated all of space-time.
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