Experiments with hydrogen atoms could soon reveal whether particles that were long thought to be forbidden by physics actually do exist ...

12 May 2025

In the world of particle physics, scientists explore the tiniest building blocks of the universe by smashing high-energy particles together in massive machines called particle accelerators. These ...

12 May 2025

New subatomic particle discovery may challenge the Standard Model and explain why matter dominates over antimatter in the universe. The post New Subatomic Particle Discovery Could Rewrite Physics ...

08 May 2025

Several centuries ago, a branch of alchemy called chrysopoeia is said to have explored the possibilities of transforming widely available base metals into precious metals. Early practitioners never ...

12 May 2025

Of course, nothing came of these investigations (other than the foundations of modern chemistry), but it turns out all Boyle, Newton, and the countless other intellectuals who pursued this alchemical ...

12 May 2025

Colliding beams of lead create fast-moving, short-lived gold ions. Understanding the process could help to refine particle accelerator experiments.

08 May 2025

A collaboration of scientists tested next-generation superconducting microwire single photon detectors (SMSPDs) at Fermilab to further particle physics research. A team of researchers from the U.S.

10 May 2025

Previous studies that didn’t factor Hawking radiation into their equations have put a white dwarf’s lifespan at 10¹¹⁰⁰ years. This new revised calculation only taking Hawking radiation into account ...

12 May 2025

"Dark photon" theory says light's interference patterns may emerge from quantum particles, not waves, upending centuries of physics.

10 May 2025

Physicists from the University of Aalto in Finland have proposed a new view of gravity, which they say is compatible with the Standard Model elementar ...

08 May 2025

The Breakthrough Prizes are prestigious awards given annually in the fields of Physics, Life Sciences, and Mathematics to recognise groundbreaking achievements in science.

06 May 2025

A groundbreaking new theory developed by researchers at Aalto University in Finland could bring scientists closer to a “theory of everything”—a long-sought understanding that unifies all the ...

10 May 2025