Baryons, composite particles made up of three quarks bound together via the so-called strong force, make up the most visible matter and have thus been the focus of numerous physics studies. Studying ...

19 Aug 2025

By exploring positive geometry, mathematicians are revealing hidden shapes that may unify particle physics and cosmology, offering new ways to understand both collisions in accelerators and the ...

18 Aug 2025

Two years ago, Earth was hit by the most energetic neutrino in history. Scientists thought it might be a measurement error, but a new study has confirmed this “ghost particle” was real.

19 Aug 2025

Mathematicians are uncovering hidden geometric shapes through positive geometry that may link particle physics and cosmology, offering a new framework to understand particle collisions, the Big Bang, ...

20 Aug 2025

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could complete the quantum computing puzzle.

16 Aug 2025

A new study explores how positive geometry could unify quantum physics and cosmology, offering a path toward a Theory of Everything.

19 Aug 2025

Global media coverage of artificial intelligence (AI) has recently exploded, but CERN’s excellence in the field can be traced as far back as 1987. However, the fast-evolving nature of AI makes it ...

21 Aug 2025

One of the first to propose this idea was physicist Richard Feynman, who, in a now-famous 1981 lecture, stated that to understand the universe, scientists would need to use a quantum simulator.

19 Aug 2025

Louisiana Tech University’s Physics Department within the College of Engineering and Science has been awarded a three-year, $395,362 National Science Foundation grant. The investment supports the ...

19 Aug 2025

A plucked guitar string can vibrate for seconds before falling silent. A playground swing, emptied of its passenger, will gradually come to rest. These are what physicists call "damped harmonic ...

15 Aug 2025