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An abstract image of a high-energy collision creating a new particle such as the Higgs boson.

1st sign of elusive 'triangle singularity' shows particles swapping identities in mid-flight

By Paul Sutter published

Physicists sifting through old particle accelerator data have found evidence of a highly-elusive, never-before-seen process: a so-called triangle singularity.

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An artist's drawing of the new particle, called Tcc+, which is made up of two charm quarks, an up antiquark and a down antiquark.

'Doubly charming' tetraquark is the longest-lived exotic-matter particle ever found

By Ben Turner published

Studying the particle could provide physicists with vital insight into the rules that govern how all matter is formed.

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The tiny device has the potential to shrink computers beyond existing physical limitations.

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.

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Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchotron

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.

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The discovery was made from analysis of 30.6 million particle decays that took place in the Large Hadron Collider.

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.

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An illustration shows how electrons descend from space on Alfven waves to create the aurora borealis.

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.

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The ATLAS experiment, LHC

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.

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a few of the g2 experiment at Fermilab

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.

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icecube lab

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.

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Scientists have found the first evidence for a rare type of Higgs boson decay.

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.

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