Strange muon behaviour hints at mysterious new particles and forces
By Leah Crane The Muon g−2 experimental equipment at Fermilab in Illinois Reidar Hahn The…
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Neutrinos change their identities and we don’t know why
The standard model of particle physics explains many things, but the strange behaviour of neutrinos…
Antimatter atoms can be precisely manipulated and cooled with lasers
By Leah Crane Artist’s impression of antimatter being manipulated by lasers Chukman So/TRIUMF One of…
Is there an ancient black hole at the edge of the solar system?
Hints of a hefty source of gravity beyond Pluto sparked the search for a possible…
Has the Large Hadron Collider finally challenged the laws of physics?
By Richard Webb The LHCb experiment is looking for new physics Brice, Maximilien; Ordan, Julien…
Garden hoses help explain why mammals can maintain stiff erections
By Jon Cartwright The internal reinforcement of a garden hose differs to that of a…
Mathematicians who unravelled computational complexity win Abel prize
By Timothy Revell László Lovász (left) and Avi Wigderson (right) have been awarded the Abel…
Physicists have measured gravity on the smallest scale ever
By Leah Crane Gravity is measured between two gold masses that are brought close to…
Quantum weirdness isn’t weird – if we accept objects don’t exist
We can grasp the truth about the quantum world, says physicist Carlo Rovelli – as…
Photonic laser thruster could power spacecraft from Earth
By David Hambling Artist’s impression of satellites flying in low Earth orbit, powered by Photonic…