Particle Physics : Science World Report

Aug 24, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

Dark Energy 'Chameleon' May be Snared with New Experiment

Dark energy may be hiding in our midst in the form of hypothetical particles called "chameleons." Now, one researcher has a plan to flush them out.

Aug 21, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

Particle Physics: Antarctic Detector Confirms Existence of Cosmic Neutrinos

An Antarctic detector has found particles from beyond our galaxy. The detector has found neutrinos that travelled to Earth from space.

Aug 17, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

Particle Physics: First Ever Cosmic Muons Spotted with School Bus-Sized Detector

Scientists have observed the first ever cosmic muons with the help of a school bus-sized detector.

Aug 07, 2015 03:35 PM EDT

Fermilab Experiment Catches Neutrino Shot from 500 Miles Away

Scientists have witnessed their first evidence of oscillating neutrinos, taking a huge step forward in particle physics.

Jul 22, 2015 10:28 AM EDT

Dark Matter: New Theory Reveals Mysterious Substance Acts Like Subatomic Particles

There's a new theory for dark matter. Researchers have found that dark matter acts remarkably similar to subatomic particles, which have been known to science since the 1930s.

Jul 17, 2015 12:44 PM EDT

'Massless' Particle May Create Faster and More Efficient Electronics

A "massless" particle could give rise to faster and more efficient electronics. Scientists have discovered a particle that has the unusual ability to behave as matter and antimatter inside a crystal.

Jul 14, 2015 01:07 PM EDT

CERN Large Hadron Collider Uncovers New Class of Particles: Pentaquarks

It turns out that CERN's Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new class of particles known as pentaquarks. The new discovery could herald a new way to think about particle physics.

Jul 11, 2015 09:05 PM EDT

World's Most Powerful Particle Beam Created by Fermilab Scientists

There may be a new world record for a particle beam. Scientists have announced that Fermilab has set a new world record for the most powerful high-energy particle beam for neutrino experiments.

Apr 22, 2015 06:40 AM EDT

New Tabletop Particle Detector at MIT Can 'See' Individual Electrons

A new tabletop detector has the ability to spot single electrons. Physicists have developed a new particle detector that can identify individual electrons in a radiactive gas.

Dec 09, 2014 08:22 AM EST

Physicists Break World Record for Compact Particle Accelerator with Powerful Laser

Soon, researchers may be dealing with a compact accelerator. Using one of the most powerful lasers in the world, physicists have accelerated subatomic particles to the highest energies ever recorded from a compact accelerator.

Oct 29, 2014 09:47 AM EDT

Wave Function of an Electron is Divided and Trapped Within Bubbles

Could the wave function of an electron be divided? That may just be the case. While electrons are elementary particles, which means that they are essentially unbreakable, scientists have found that the electron's quantum state can be separated into many parts.

Oct 28, 2014 09:54 AM EDT

Physicists Uncover Clues to the Balance of Matter and Antimatter in the Universe

Physicists may have uncovered new important clues about the nature of our universe. They've made important discoveries concerning Bs meson particles, which may explain why the universe contains more matter than antimatter.