Particle Physics
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What Do Shrink-Wrapped Thanksgiving Turkeys and the Higgs Boson Have in Common?
By Catherine Meyers published
Both can be made using the power of particle accelerators.
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Physicists Model Electrons in Unprecedented Detail — Spoiler Alert: They're Round
By Mindy Weisberger published
Electrons are extremely round, and some physicists will not be pleased about it.
![Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman speaks at the panel discussion “Pioneers in Science” at the World Science Festival on May 29, 2008, in New York City.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dNyFDQTe8DQjLdg4TjWVP3-320-80.jpg)
Physicist Who Coined 'God Particle' Dies. And a Great Voice for Science Is Stilled.
By Don Lincoln published
It is a sad "day" in science. Dr. Leon Lederman has passed away at the age of 96.
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Atom Smasher Detects Hints of New Unstable Particle
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The world's largest atom smasher has identified two totally new particles.
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For Tiny Light Particles, 'Before' and 'After' Mean Nothing
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
This is how something can be both "before" and "after" something else.
![This ProtoDUNE detector was filled with 800 tons of liquid argon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLGeAW6Awn3RJ57vtp2bhZ-320-80.jpg)
This Experiment Will Shoot Ghostly Particles Through Earth, Answer Why We Exist
By Don Lincoln published
An international group of physicists has announced that they have seen the first signals in a cube-shaped detector called ProtoDUNE.
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Happy Birthday, LHC: Here's to 10 Years of Atom Smashing at the Large Hadron Collider
By Don Lincoln published
Ten years ago, the world's largest scientific instrument was turned on and the start of a research dynasty began.
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First-Ever Observation of Higgs Boson Decay Opens New Doors for Particle Physics
By Don Lincoln published
For the first time, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have unambiguously detected Higgs bosons decaying into a matter-antimatter pair of bottom quarks.
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