Higgs boson: The 'God Particle' explained
The existence of the Higgs boson completes the standard model of particle physics. The Higgs boson is the fundamental force-carrying particle of the …
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CMS collaboration releases Higgs boson discovery data to the public
As part of its continued commitment to making its science fully open, the CMS collaboration has just publicly released the combination of CMS …
Physicists Finally Know How the Strong Force Gets Its Strength
The strongest force in the universe is called, aptly, the strong force. We never get to witness its fearsome power because it works only across …
How Election Deniers Became Mainstream—and Are Weaponizing Tech
Election deniers are training others to challenge voter rolls and overwhelm election officials. And they’re using tech to do it. Election deniers are …
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The Strange Theory That There Is Only One Electron In The Universe
It's estimated that there are around 1082 atoms in the observable universe. With each element in the periodic table containing at least one electron, …
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At COP28 over 20 countries pledged to triple the world’s nuclear energy capacity by 2050 in another step towards net zero. For many, this was a …
Why Warp Drives Are About To Get Better
The mathematics of warp drives is fiendishly difficult. Now a specialist software package is set to change the way physicists model Star Trek-like …