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Radiation alters ceramic grain boundaries
Findings could enhance our understanding of existing ceramic materials and hasten the development of better ones – including in nuclear energy applications
Electron accelerator recycles energy
Device sends particles repeatedly through superconducting cavities
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Read article: More evidence for a ‘fifth force’ found in radioactive decay measurements
More evidence for a ‘fifth force’ found in radioactive decay measurements
Anomalies in decays of beryllium-8 and helium-4 point to new physics
Read article: Exotic radioactive molecules could reveal physics beyond the Standard Model
Exotic radioactive molecules could reveal physics beyond the Standard Model
Radium monofluoride produced at CERN is ideal for measuring the electron electric dipole moment
Read article: Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma
Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma
Hybrid neutron stars could contain quark-matter cores
Read article: Mechanical oscillations cause iron to become transparent to gamma rays
Mechanical oscillations cause iron to become transparent to gamma rays
“Acoustically induced transparency” created by vibrating solid absorber
Read article: Pions form a new kind of helium
Pions form a new kind of helium
Pionic helium exists for long enough to be zapped by lasers, paving the way for more precise measurements of the pion's mass
Read article: Laser-cooled YbOH molecules could aid the hunt for new physics
Laser-cooled YbOH molecules could aid the hunt for new physics
Producing a cold beam of these complex polyatomic molecules may lead to more precise searches for an electron electric dipole moment, say researchers
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Read article: XENON1T may have detected something very interesting, or maybe not
XENON1T may have detected something very interesting, or maybe not
A curious announcement from a dark-matter collaboration
Read article: Neutrinos provide insight into why matter dominates the universe, celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday
Neutrinos provide insight into why matter dominates the universe, celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday
We chat about tiny but very useful particles and an astronomical achievement
Read article: Neutrino symmetry violation could help explain why matter dominates antimatter
Neutrino symmetry violation could help explain why matter dominates antimatter
Huge underground detector allows detailed scrutiny of CP violation
Read article: Mirror-symmetry violation discovered in ground states of strontium and bromine isotopes
Mirror-symmetry violation discovered in ground states of strontium and bromine isotopes
Surprise discovery made while investigating astronomical X-ray bursts
Read article: A call for unity within particle physics
A call for unity within particle physics
Regardless of which high-energy collider design gets the CERN council's approval, Tessa Charles argues that proponents of competing proposals need to work well together
Read article: Quantum computing meets particle physics for LHC data analysis
Quantum computing meets particle physics for LHC data analysis
IBM quantum computer runs machine-learning algorithm to find Higgs events
Read article: American Physical Society cancels April Meeting due to coronavirus pandemic
American Physical Society cancels April Meeting due to coronavirus pandemic
Annual gathering of particle physicists will now be held as an online "virtual" event
Read article: CERN physicists close in on antimatter–matter asymmetry
CERN physicists close in on antimatter–matter asymmetry
Precision measurement of the Lamb shift in antihydrogen reveals no deviations from its matter counterpart
Read article: Physicists place stringent limits on the neutron electric dipole moment
Physicists place stringent limits on the neutron electric dipole moment
Researchers see no sign of charge imbalance in the neutron
Read article: High-level nuclear waste storage vessels could degrade much faster than previously thought
High-level nuclear waste storage vessels could degrade much faster than previously thought
Accelerated corrosion process could release radioactive material
Read article: Forbidden nuclear transition sheds light on how some stars die
Forbidden nuclear transition sheds light on how some stars die
Laboratory experiment suggests that intermediate-mass stars expire via thermonuclear explosions
Read article: Accelerator-on-a-chip created by inverse-design algorithm
Accelerator-on-a-chip created by inverse-design algorithm
Device gives electrons kilovolt boost over just 30 microns
Read article: Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility
Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility
Due to start by 2030, the Electron-Ion Collider will probe the strong nuclear force and the role of gluons in nucleons and nuclei
Read article: How Feynman diagrams transformed physics
How Feynman diagrams transformed physics
Robert P Crease examines why Feynman diagrams have proved so useful
Read article: Looking for physics beyond colliders at CERN
Looking for physics beyond colliders at CERN
Blockbuster paper charts a complementary course to new physics
Read article: Muons: probing the depths of nuclear waste
Muons: probing the depths of nuclear waste
The nuclear industry could benefit from muon radiography when dealing with their radioactive waste. Edwin Cartlidge explains the imaging potential of this technique
Read article: A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2012 – discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN
A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2012 – discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN
Hamish Johnston looks at what has happened since the 2012 Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for the discovery of the Higgs boson
Read article: A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2010 – new ways of controlling antimatter
A decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2010 – new ways of controlling antimatter
Margaret Harris assesses the 2010 Physics World Breakthrough of the Year and subsequent developments in antimatter research
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