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A photo illustration showing a research station in Antarctica with a map plotting neutrinos’ arrival directions imprinted on the sky.
astrophysics

A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos

By Thomas Lewton
June 29, 2023
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Physicists finally know where at least some of these high-energy particles come from, which helps make the neutrinos useful for exploring fundamental physics.

An illustration of a ballooning helium nucleus, in three stages. The protons are orange, and the neutrons are red. In the first panel, the nucleus is compact. As it expands, the protons and neutrons move away from one another.
nuclear physics

A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus

By Katie McCormick
June 12, 2023
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By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons.

A robot hand plucks a puzzle piece with a particle from a mostly empty puzzle.
neural networks

Sparse Networks Come to the Aid of Big Physics

By Steve Nadis
June 8, 2023
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A novel type of neural network is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of data analysis.

The Joy of Why

Are There Reasons to Believe in a Multiverse?

By Steven Strogatz
May 17, 2023
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Several areas of physics suggest reasons to think that unobservable universes with different natural laws could lie beyond ours. The theoretical physicist David Kaplan talks with Steven Strogatz about the mysteries that a multiverse would solve.

quantum computing

Physicists Create Elusive Particles That Remember Their Pasts

By Charlie Wood
May 9, 2023
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In two landmark experiments, researchers used quantum processors to engineer exotic particles that have captivated physicists for decades. The work is a step toward crash-proof quantum computers.

2022 in Review

The Year in Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
December 22, 2022
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In a year filled with sweet new observations in astronomy and tantalizing breakthroughs in condensed matter physics, the brand-new space telescope takes the cake.

particle physics

Crucial Computer Program for Particle Physics at Risk of Obsolescence

By Matt von Hippel
December 1, 2022
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Maintenance of the software that’s used for the hardest physics calculations rests almost entirely with a retiree. The situation reveals the problematic incentive structure of academia.

Multimedia

Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing' Imaginable

By Charlie Wood +1 authors
Merrill Sherman
October 19, 2022
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The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed.

theoretical physics

Particle Physicists Puzzle Over a New Duality

By Katie McCormick
August 1, 2022
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A hidden link has been found between two seemingly unrelated particle collision outcomes. It’s the latest example of a mysterious web of mathematical connections between disparate theories of physics.


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