In 1929, Ernest Orlando Lawrence invented the cyclotron: a compact, efficient particle accelerator that used magnets. Two ...

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.

The physics department at UC Santa Barbara houses its own powerful particle accelerator that accelerates electrons to 99.4% of the speed of light: The Sherwin Group’s ability to produce short and ...

The European Strategy Group tasked a working group to compare seven proposals for CERN’s next large-scale collider.

Results from KATRIN and MicroBooNE strongly disfavour a light sterile-neutrino explanation of longstanding anomalies.

For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking ...

Plasma Wakefield Accelerators (PWFA) represent a disruptive candidate for next-generation high-energy accelerators. By ...

Three countries have recently transferred disused radium sources to be recycled for use in cancer treatment through the IAEA’s Global Radium-226 Management Initiative. This legacy material will be ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

Light-emitting semiconductors are used throughout everyday life in TVs, smartphones, and lighting. However, many technical ...

Foams are everywhere: soap suds, shaving cream, whipped toppings and food emulsions like mayonnaise. For decades, scientists ...

Researchers created a gas that doesn’t experience resistance or diffusion when cooled to freezing, proving it’s possible for ...