Particle Physics
Long-Awaited Muon Measurement Boosts Evidence for New Physics
Initial data from the Muon g-2 experiment have excited particle physicists searching for undiscovered subatomic particles and forces
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Quantum Physics
Is the Schrödinger Equation True?
Just because a mathematical formula works does not mean it reflects reality
Particle Physics
New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics
One of the most basic processes in all of nature—a subatomic particle’s transition between discrete energy states—is surprisingly complex and sometimes predictable, recent work shows...
Particle Physics
Powerful New Observatory Will Taste Neutrinos’ Flavors
The Chinese JUNO experiment will aim to answer a mystery about the particles’ mass
Quantum Physics
How Scientists Solved One of the Greatest Open Questions in Quantum Physics
The story of a macroscopic quantum system and a mathematical odyssey
Particle Physics
Antimatter Discovery Reveals Clues about the Universe’s Beginning
New evidence from neutrinos points to one of several theories about why the cosmos is made of matter and not antimatter
Particle Physics
Weird Neutrino Behavior Could Explain Long-standing Antimatter Mystery
But more data are needed before physicists know for sure
Quantum Physics
Will String Theory Finally Be Put to the Experimental Test?
Physicists have found a way the theory might limit the cosmic inflation that is thought to have expanded the early universe
Particle Physics
New Instrument Will Stretch Atoms into Giant Waves
Room-sized “atom waves” could help probe the quantum realm
Particle Physics
The Exquisite Precision of Time Crystals
Exotic new states of matter contain patterns that repeat like clockwork
Particle Physics
Mysterious Neutrinos Get New Mass Estimate
Cosmic calculations suggest how massive nature’s lightest matter particle could be
Particle Physics
Supergravity Snags Super Award: $3-Million Special Breakthrough Prize
The theory, which emerged in the 1970s as a way to unify the fundamental forces of nature, has profoundly shaped the landscape of particle physics
Quantum Physics
Spin-Swapping Particles Could Be “Quantum Cheshire Cats”
A proposed experiment to swap fundamental properties between photons carries profound implications for our understanding of reality itself
Quantum Physics
Quantum Gravity in the Lab
Physicists attempting to unify the theories of gravity and quantum mechanics have long thought practical experiments were out of reach, but new proposals offer a chance to test the quantum nature of gravity on a tabletop...
Quantum Physics
String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought
Some physicists claim that the popular landscape of universes in string theory may not exist
Quantum Physics
Tangled Up in Spacetime
Hundreds of researchers in a collaborative project called “It from Qubit” say space and time may spring up from the quantum entanglement of tiny bits of information
Particle Physics
Lost in Thought—How Important to Physics Were Einstein’s Imaginings?
Einstein’s thought experiments left a long and somewhat mixed legacy of their own
Particle Physics
Let's Get Small: A Panel on Nanoscience
Scientific American senior editor Josh Fischman joins nanoscience researchers Shana Kelly, Yamuna Krishnan, Benjamin Bratton, along with moderator Bridget Kendall from the BBC World Service program The Forum
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Particle Physics
Is It True that Hot Water Freezes Faster than Cold Water or that Cold Water Boils Faster than Hot Water?
It seems hard tobelieve, but some people swear that it is so
Particle Physics
18 Minutes with Prof Sir John Pendry
Sir John Pendry, a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London and a Kavli Prize laureate, explores the biggest questions about metamaterials with Steve Mirsky, Contributing Editor for Scientific American...
