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Quark distribution in light–heavy mesons is mapped using innovative calculations
Form factors can be tested by collider experiments
Estonia becomes first Baltic state to join CERN
The Baltic nation is now the 24th member state of the Geneva-based particle-physics lab
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Read article: Heavy exotic antinucleus gives up no secrets about antimatter asymmetry
Heavy exotic antinucleus gives up no secrets about antimatter asymmetry
Antihyperhydrogen-4 is observed by the Star Collaboration
Read article: Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system
Half-life measurement of samarium-146 could help reveal secrets of the early solar system
Isotope is extracted from an accelerator target
Read article: Multiple molecular hexaquarks are predicted by theoretical study
Multiple molecular hexaquarks are predicted by theoretical study
Exotic hadrons comprising six quarks could be observed in future experiments
Read article: Quantum dot liquid scintillator could revolutionize neutrino detection
Quantum dot liquid scintillator could revolutionize neutrino detection
A new type of water-based scintillator made from quantum dots could make neutrino detectors safer and cheaper
Read article: Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere
Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere
Principle of momentum conservation makes it possible to "see" individual alpha particles leaving a micron-scale silica bead
Read article: Smashing heavier ions creates superheavy livermorium
Smashing heavier ions creates superheavy livermorium
New technique brings an island of stability closer
Physics World Particle & Nuclear Briefing
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Read article: LUX-ZEPLIN ‘digs deeper’ for dark-matter WIMPs
LUX-ZEPLIN ‘digs deeper’ for dark-matter WIMPs
Announcement makes us pine for the Black Hills
Read article: Abdus Salam: honouring the first Muslim Nobel-prize-winning scientist
Abdus Salam: honouring the first Muslim Nobel-prize-winning scientist
Claudia de Rham and Ian Walmsley pay tribute to the contributions of the great theorist Abdus Salam
Read article: Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts
Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts
Philip Ball reviews Farm Hall by Katherine Moar at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, which runs until 31 August 2024
Read article: CERN at 70: how the Higgs hunt elevated particle physics to Hollywood status
CERN at 70: how the Higgs hunt elevated particle physics to Hollywood status
Peering behind the comms curtain at the world's most famous particle physics lab
Read article: CERN’s Science Gateway picked by Time magazine as one of the ‘world’s greatest places’ to visit
CERN’s Science Gateway picked by Time magazine as one of the ‘world’s greatest places’ to visit
The gateway ‘bridges the gap between the general public and the people in lab coats’
Read article: Radiation monitoring keeps track of nuclear waste contamination
Radiation monitoring keeps track of nuclear waste contamination
PhD studentship available to develop technologies for in situ characterization of nuclear fission products
Read article: Rumours spread like nuclear fission, say physicists
Rumours spread like nuclear fission, say physicists
Neutrons are rumours and people are uranium isotopes in new model
Read article: From new physics to sustainability, particle physics looks to the future
From new physics to sustainability, particle physics looks to the future
Katherine Skipper reports on 2024's International Conference on High Energy Physics in Prague
Read article: X(3960) is a tetraquark, theoretical analysis suggests
X(3960) is a tetraquark, theoretical analysis suggests
Calculations reproduce particle’s mass and lifetime
Read article: Zap Energy targets fusion power without magnets, Claudia de Rham on the beauty of gravity
Zap Energy targets fusion power without magnets, Claudia de Rham on the beauty of gravity
In this podcast we chat about small-scale fusion and a familiar yet mysterious force
Read article: Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks and Peter Higgs: how CERN sold its story to the world
Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks and Peter Higgs: how CERN sold its story to the world
James Gillies recalls the drama of his time as head of communications at CERN, which turns 70 this year
Read article: Second team uses laser to excite thorium-229 nuclear transition
Second team uses laser to excite thorium-229 nuclear transition
Rapid progress being made in development of nuclear clock
Read article: Charmonium’s onion-like structure is revealed by new calculations
Charmonium’s onion-like structure is revealed by new calculations
Prediction could be tested by upcoming Electron-Ion Collider
Read article: When the world went wild for uranium: tales from the history of a controversial element
When the world went wild for uranium: tales from the history of a controversial element
Margaret Harris reviews Chain Reactions: a Hopeful History of Uranium by Lucy Jane Santos
Read article: Speed of sound in quark–gluon plasma is measured at CERN
Speed of sound in quark–gluon plasma is measured at CERN
Collisions at the CMS detector provide insights into lattice QCD and neutron stars
Read article: ‘I was always interested in the structure of things’: particle physicist Çiğdem İşsever on the importance of thinking about physics early
‘I was always interested in the structure of things’: particle physicist Çiğdem İşsever on the importance of thinking about physics early
Particle physicist Çiğdem İşsever on the future of the LHC, going beyond the Higgs boson, and the importance of science education and engagement for children
Read article: Peter Higgs didn’t like talking about himself. Here’s what he told us about CERN, collaboration and his career
Peter Higgs didn’t like talking about himself. Here’s what he told us about CERN, collaboration and his career
Peter Higgs discusses his career in physics with Matin Durrani in an interview recorded in 2012
Read article: Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons
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