Here’s something you rarely see so up close. The photograph above shows one of 18 optical modules inside KM3NeT, a massive detector for neutrinos, which are nearly massless,…
Read more Dive Into the Elusive World of Particles With the Global Physics Photowalk FinalistsNewswise — Yesterday marked the release of a highly anticipated report from the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5), unveiling an exciting new roadmap for unlocking the secrets…
Read more Advisory panel issues field-defining recommendations for investments in particle physics researchNewswise — The Science Quantum materials have a host of exotic electronic, magnetic, and optical properties that make them prime candidates for use in future computing and energy…
Read more New Material Enables an Ultrafast Electron Diffraction Probe for Quantum MaterialsThe Science Comparing experimental results and theoretical calculations can be difficult for quantum materials. These are materials that have special properties, such as superconductivity, that can only be understood…
Read more Researchers Test Quantum Theory with Precision-Engineered Thin FilmsThe Science Newswise — The U.S. particle physics community is preparing for a major research program with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). DUNE will study neutrino oscillations.…
Read more In Preparation for DUNE, Scientists Examine Modern Nuclear Theory for Neutrino Oscillation PhysicsNewswise — UPTON, NY—Four scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have been selected by DOE’s Office of Science to receive significant funding through its Early…
Read more Four Brookhaven Scientists Receive Early Career Research AwardsThe Science What scientists call the “nuclear weak distribution” describes the distribution of “active” protons in a nucleus. These are protons that are eligible to transition into neutrons through what scientists call the…
Read more Nuclear Charge Distribution Measurements May Solve Outstanding Puzzle In Particle PhysicsNewswise — The patterns of light hold tremendous promise for a large encoding alphabet in optical communications, but progress is hindered by their susceptibility to distortion, such as…
Read more Noise-free comms via structured light, say researchersWHAT DID THE 2012 EARLY CAREER AWARD ALLOW YOU TO DO? Extensive evidence suggests that a staggering 85% of the matter in our universe is dark matter. However, its…
Read more Rouven Essig: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award WinnerJin expressed deep appreciation on receiving the fellowship. “I feel truly honored, and I’m fortunate to be at an institution that lifts up its students in this way,”…
Read more Princeton University awards plasma physics graduate student Suying Jin a highly selective honorific fellowshipNewswise — Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, Caltech researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes. In a paper appearing in the…
Read more Quantum-Enhanced Microscope Doubles ResolutionThe Science Inside the proton are elementary particles called quarks. Quarks and protons have an intrinsic angular momentum called spin. Spin can point in different directions. When it…
Read more Zeroing in on a Fundamental Property of the Proton’s Internal DynamicsNewswise — Air pollution and its high concentration in cities is one of the problems facing society today, due to its harmful effects on the environment, but also…
Read more Farm waste turned into air-cleaning substanceThe Science Nuclear physicists collide protons with heavier ions (atomic nuclei) to explore the fundamental constituents that make up those ions. By tracking particles that stream out of the collisions,…
Read more Signs of Gluon Saturation Emerge from Particle CollisionsNew study finds obstacles can trap rolling microparticles in fluid Through simulations and experiments, physicists attribute the trapping effect to stagnant pockets of fluid, created by hydrodynamics Random…
Read more A surprising way to trap a microparticleThe Science A new analysis supports the idea that particles of light (photons) colliding with heavy ions create a fluid of “strongly interacting” particles. The calculations are based…
Read more Hitting Nuclei with Light May Create Fluid Primordial MatterNewswise — Long before Dr. Jukka Vayrynen was an assistant professor at the Purdue Department of Physics and Astronomy, he was a post-doc investigating a theoretical model with emergent particles in a…
Read more Proposed quantum device may succinctly realize emergent particles such as the Fibonacci anyonNewswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have found the secret behind a property of solid materials known as ferroelectrics, showing that quasiparticles moving in wave-like patterns among vibrating…
Read more A quasiparticle that can transfer heat under electrical controlNewswise — UPTON, NY— Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, visited DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory on Jan. 27 to celebrate…
Read more Celebrating the Upcoming sPHENIX DetectorNewswise — Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have reported the first observation of a global spin alignment signal in heavy-ion collisions. Published in Nature on Jan. 18, the study provides…
Read more Physicists observe global spin alignment in heavy-ion collisions
