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'Snowmass' Meeting: Scientists Lay Out Future Goals in the Field of Particle Physics

With a picturesque backdrop of Mt. Rainier, particle physicists from across the United States gathered in Seattle (with more tuning in virtually) to assess the most important science opportunities in their field over the next decade.

22 Aug 2022

Using Laser Light to Explore Quantum Electron Highways

Hitting a topological insulator with powerful pulses of circularly polarized laser light reveals what its electrons are doing - and how its surface switches from being an electron highway to an electron roadblock.

22 Aug 2022

New Underground Lab to Shed Light on Dark Matter

One kilometer underground in Stawell, in the Northern Grampians in Victoria, a team of Australian scientists has put the final touches on an underground lab that will help us understand the nature of our universe.

19 Aug 2022

Why Have Some Pulsars “Gone Missing”?

MSPs, or millisecond pulsars, are evolved neutron stars with brief spin periods that underwent extensive mass transfer during a low-mass X-ray binary phase.

18 Aug 2022

Using ‘Twisted’ Light for Sculpting Matter into Complex Shapes

A new method for shaping matter into complex shapes, with the use of 'twisted' light, has been demonstrated in research at the University of Strathclyde.

16 Aug 2022

Getting One Step Closer to Quantum Theory of Gravity by Using Hamilton-Jacobi Techniques

In Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity arises when a massive object distorts the fabric of spacetime the way a ball sinks into a piece of stretched cloth.

16 Aug 2022

Researchers Establish a Relationship Between Topology and Entanglement

Topology and entanglement are two powerful principles for characterizing the structure of complex quantum states.

12 Aug 2022

Fermilab Announces First Successful Demonstration of New Particle Beam Technique

Physicists love to smash particles together and study the resulting chaos. Therein lies the discovery of new particles and strange physics, generated for tiny fractions of a second and recr"eating conditions often not seen in our universe for billions of years.

11 Aug 2022

NOIRLab Reveals Stunning Images of Merging Spiral Galaxies

One of the twin telescopes of the International Gemini Observatory, Gemini North, which is run by the NOIRLab of the NSF, has discovered the first signs of a cosmic collision that is taking place around 60 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Virgo.

10 Aug 2022