Latest about Particle Physics
Large Hadron Collider finds new way to measure mass of a quark
The LHC's ALICE experiment detected a 'dead cone' in the aftermath of a proton-proton collision, paving the way for the direct measurement of the mass of a quark.
Weird quantum experiment shows protons have more 'charm' than we thought
Protons can contain a charm quark, an elementary particle 1.5 times heavier than the proton itself.
Why Physicists Are Interested in the Mysterious Quirks of the Heftiest Quark
The top quark is about 100 trillion times heavier than the up quark. But why?
Strange quark star may have formed from a lucky cosmic merger
A team of physicists has found that the remnant of a neutron star merger observed in 2019 has just the right mass to be a strange hypothetical quark star.
Quarks: What are they?
Reference Quarks are elementary particles that are the building blocks of all visible matter in the universe. Explore them in more detail here.
Atoms: What are they and how do they build the elements?
Reference Atoms are the basis of all the elements in the universe, the building blocks of all visible matter, and the secret to nuclear power.
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to scientists who paved the way for quantum computing
Three scientists who laid the groundwork for the understanding of the odd "entangling" behavior of quantum particles have received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Can stringy physics rescue the universe from a catastrophic transformation?
A new understanding inspired by string theory shows that our universe may be more stable than we previously thought.
