Particle Physics
Particle Physics
The mind-bending experiments taking place in particle accelerators around the world, including the Large Hadron Collider. Quarks, munons, bosons, and dark matter galore.
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A four-legged ‘Robodog’ is patrolling the Large Hadron Collider
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How physicists built the world’s smallest particle accelerator
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Does antimatter fall down or up? We now have a definitive answer.
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What is matter? It’s not as basic as you’d think.
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This record-breaking X-ray laser is ready to unlock quantum secrets
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The Milky Way’s ghostly neutrinos have finally been found
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