particle physics

Physicists have chilled molecules to almost absolute zero using lasers fired from an apparatus they built in the lab. The molecules—bits of strontium monofluoride (SrF)—are the coldest ever achieved through ...

The four known forces in physics—gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces—might soon be joined by ...

The number of matter particles or fermions contained in the standard model of particle physics has been confirmed ...

Trying to explain quantum “spooky action at a distance” using any kind of signal puts Einstein’s relativity against ...

The mystery behind why some stars explode may be solved by a theoretical particle that could also help ...

"In 1963, when I assigned the name ‘quark’ to the fundamental constituents of the nucleon, I had the ...

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has shown a particle with a mass which matches that of ...

Italian physicists have hypothesized the existence of parallel matter to explain an experimental anomaly that cannot be interpreted ...

Majorana particles may have been detected for the first time since their theoretical existence was first proposed in ...

The properties of antimatter have been further elucidated with microwave spectroscopy as part of the ALPHA experiment at ...

The laboratories that discovered neutrinos traveling faster than light now backtrack and state that they have found two ...

Scientists analyzing data from the ATLAS experiment found a new particle—the Chi-b(3P). (ATLAS Experiment © 2007 CERN)

New research from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) shows significant progress in the hunt for the ...

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has managed to trap anti-hydrogen atoms for at least 16 minutes ...

Scientists at CERN were able to create and capture antimatter, according to a statement released this week.