| 单词 | subatomic |
| 例句 | When a subatomic particle travels very fast, it survives longer than expected before it decays, because its clock is slow. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Otto Hahn, the chemist, was breaking apart atoms to understand their constituent subatomic particles. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This expressly decreed that nothing could outrace the speed of light and yet here were physicists insisting that, somehow, at the subatomic level, information could. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Particle physicists look at the subatomic realm with particle accelerators: they use magnetic fields or other means to get tiny particles moving very fast; when these particles collide with one another, they spit off fragments. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Libby’s research began in the global scientific race during the 1930s and 1940s to understand cosmic rays, the mysterious, ultrahigh- velocity subatomic particles that continually rain onto the earth from outer space. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Eventually out of all this emerged what is called the Standard Model, which is essentially a sort of parts kit for the subatomic world. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A more modem version is the calculation of the approximate number of subatomic bits that would fill up the universe. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As physicists began to delve into this subatomic realm, they realized that it wasn’t merely different from anything we knew, but different from anything ever imagined. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A group of guys started an "astral projection" circle, where they would sit around a card table and concentrate on breaking down all their molecules into subatomic material and drifting through the fences. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was the middle of day one of Operation Save Fig, and my stress levels had gone from jittery subatomic particles to earth-quaking macrocosmic proportions. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z For the first time, Lawrence heard a physicist with a solid grasp of subatomic behavior express support for his idea rather than smothering it in quibbles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Physicists grappled with the mysteries of subatomic behavior into the mid-1920s, hoping that the steady accretion of observed results would lead them to the truth. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He did so by inventing a serviceable method for artificially driving subatomic particles into the nucleus with enough energy to give physicists a clear picture of what it was made of. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Particle accelerators are the microscopes of the subatomic world, and the more energy you put into those particles—the more powerful the microscope—the smaller the objects you can see. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Quantum mechanics rules the domain of the very, very small: atoms and electrons and subatomic particles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Quiz tomorrow on identifying subatomic particles. Just hang tight until it’s time to go.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Fears have been raised that in their enthusiasm scientists might inadvertently create a black hole or even something called "strange quarks," which could, theoretically, interact with other subatomic particles and propagate uncontrollably. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The lab was swimming in a sea of subatomic projectiles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Well, I know a quark is a subatomic particle, but if you ask me, it also sounds like the noise a subatomic duck might make.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z In the 1970s, Goldman got involved with a group of mathematicians who were very interested in developing statistical rules for telling apart things like subatomic particles. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It provided convincing evidence that subatomic particles did indeed exist. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For the better part of a year, the Rad Lab had been trying to produce mesons, the most sought- after and elusive subatomic particles of the moment, in the restored 184- inch cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Improbably he wondered if the neutron–the subatomic particle that had just been discovered in England by James Chadwick, and was thus both novel and rather fashionable–might be at the heart of things. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m sure he could beat me, even at the subatomic speeds our chairs are set to. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Stern’s expertise was the action of magnetic fields on atoms and subatomic particles. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Moran quotes one of his science teachers, a German-Irish priest, as saying, “A rock, a mountain may look at rest, but they most certainly are not. Everything is filled with ceaseless subatomic motion.” Review: Reliving a Childhood Interrupted in ‘The Tricky Part’ 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Computer analyses by MIT scientist Alexander Pentland suggest the potential variations in human physiognomy and facial expression are greater than "the number of subatomic particles in the universe," Gayford tells us. A sitter's experience with painter Lucian Freud throws open the whole world of portraiture 2010-12-22T22:06:08Z At the subatomic level, everything is chaotic and unstable … Love, Mom.” Review: ‘The Humans,’ a Family Thanksgiving for a Fearful Middle Class 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z The violin is a flexible instrument, excellent in solo and ensemble contexts, but I had never heard it accompanied by subatomic particles until experiencing Cloud Chamber, the latest piece by the Plymouth-based composer Alexis Kirke. Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music festival ? review 2011-02-15T19:00:01Z His religion just happens to be physical science; his incense, subatomic particles; his Holy Spirit, human consciousness. Review: ‘Devs’ Is a Cold and Beautiful Machine 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z It involves using highly accelerated subatomic particles to bend the fabric of the universe and thus create loops in time. Michael Brooks's top 10 time travel books 2012-11-28T13:38:00Z In particular, these visionaries wondered about the potential of harnessing the strange properties of subatomic particles for computational purposes. Is computing speed set to make a quantum leap? 2013-05-18T21:00:03Z It can imagine adventures at the subatomic level. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z To date, there is no compelling evidence that QM operates at levels beyond subatomic particles. Our godless brains: Emerging science reveals mind-blowing alternatives to a higher power 2014-04-26T20:00:00Z As the drug’s effect on Lucy increases, she begins to see, and control, reality on a subatomic level. Scarlett Johansson Gets Superpowers in Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’ 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z “Better Things,” like Sam’s life, is full to bursting: full of mess, passion, resentment, regret, rebellion and optimism, and minutely observed down to the subatomic level. Best TV Shows of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z In this wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated volume, Dawkins explicates the reality of who we are, starting with the Big Bang, proceeding through human evolution, and going all the way to atoms and subatomic structures. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z What is real for you may be nonexistent for me — God, for example, or subatomic particles. Art Review: ‘Bellini, Titian and Lotto’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-07-05T21:59:59Z He wanted to write a balanced account of the physics community’s quest to prove string theory — and thus to resolve the messy, imperfect Standard Model of subatomic particles into one elegant theory of everything. Michio Kaku Says the Universe Is Simpler Than We Think 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z He needed to figure out how much energy would be produced by two of those subatomic particles colliding. Andy Weir’s New Space Odyssey 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Here it was rather standard and decorous dance phrases and riffs on games of trust, bodies entangling and caroming as they played with ideas of subatomic particles and dark matter. Dance Review: After Science Meets Art, Everyone Gets Some Cake 2011-03-29T21:47:54Z As it turns out, the lord of subatomic matter, time, and space has been walking among us for all this time in the body of a black man. A divine interlude in the tunnel of love: "Watchmen" and the intersection of comic books and faith 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The Large Hadron Collider accelerates subatomic particles called protons to nearly the speed of light. Colliders, Sundials and Wonder: When Science Is Your Destination 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z To explain the inexplicable, Vedral speculates that subatomic particles exist only as the labels we use to describe the outcomes of experimental observations. Our godless brains: Emerging science reveals mind-blowing alternatives to a higher power 2014-04-26T20:00:00Z Woolf knew that questions of scale are relative — that the movements of heavenly bodies seen through a telescope are not any more mysterious or revelatory than those of subatomic particles seen through a microscope. Michael Cunningham on Virginia Woolf’s Literary Revolution 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z These collisions blast the protons into subatomic smithereens. At the Large Hadron Collider, a peek at the future of science 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z He manages — to move from math to physics — an exquisite rendering of what one might call feelings at the subatomic level, emotion’s muons, gluons and quarks. Books of The Times: Paolo Giordano?s ?Solitude of Prime Numbers?: Scarred Souls 2010-03-11T22:53:00Z Images of these progressively larger machines chasing ever-smaller subatomic particles stayed with me as I returned to my hotel — all those decades of scientific research steadily adding to humanity’s storehouse of knowledge. Colliders, Sundials and Wonder: When Science Is Your Destination 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The squiggly diagrams that Richard Feynman devised to show the behavior of subatomic particles are a triumph of simple and elegant design. The Scan: Science Events: Unusual Vision and D.I.Y. Neuroscience 2014-04-28T17:45:47Z The show capitalizes on our repulsion with Walt’s desire to believe that the world is “simple chaos,” that it’s nothing but “subatomic particles in endless collision.” “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z That is the atomic and subatomic and galactic structure of thiiiiiiings ! Sidney Lumet, 1924-2011: He made movies for grownups 2011-04-09T22:45:00Z Maybe Tim was distracted with news of the breakthrough research in subatomic physics that happened yesterday, and he was anxious to get back to the lab and work on his dissertation. Usher as 'American Idol' mentor: The definition of cool ? and helpful too 2010-03-31T21:01:00Z In 2012, the Large Hadron Collider discovered the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle even smaller than a proton whose existence had long been theorized but never found. Colliders, Sundials and Wonder: When Science Is Your Destination 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s as if this music is bound by the same tiny, subatomic force that prevents our material reality from floating apart. Perspective | João Gilberto sang lullabies to the future 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Pym specializes in the fields of robotics and biochemistry, but is best known for his discovery of a group of subatomic particles known as “Pym particles.” 5 Things You Need To Know About Marvel’s Ant-Man 2013-12-20T17:15:40Z A logo featuring a group of subatomic particles called Petula Quark? Petula Clark: 'John Lennon gave me some advice that I can't repeat' 2013-02-20T16:52:41Z Hall uses them to perform seven thought experiments, as if Oppenheimer, like a subatomic particle, could be revealed only indirectly, through his collisions with others. The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Imagined Through His Collisions With Others 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z In that subatomic environment, where time moves more quickly, Nadia goes into a depressive phase. A Marvel Hero Copes With Bipolar Disorder 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Like any of the intriguing possibilities science seems to offer — medical advances, subatomic research, robotic wonders — envisioning the future is one thing, paying for it another. ‘Man vs. the Universe,’ on the Science Channel 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z At very tiny, subatomic scales, empty space is filled with a faint crackling of quantum noise, which interferes with LIGO's measurements and restricts how sensitive the observatory can be. LIGO surpasses the quantum limit 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z These ions are like subatomic bullets that hit atoms and molecules in our upper atmosphere and rip away their electrons, which are like shrapnel. How to Watch the Northern Lights and Other Awesome Auroras 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Quantum computers are based on the laws of physics that govern the subatomic realm, such as entanglement, a phenomenon in which particles remain connected to and mimic each other without being in direct contact. A new way to erase quantum computer errors 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Ditto for Chien-Shiung Wu, who proved that the “law of parity conservation”—that subatomic objects and their mirror images must behave the same way—was no law at all. Rosalind Franklin Deserves a Posthumous Nobel Prize for Co-discovering DNA Structure 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Analysis of the by-products of the collisions of particles accelerated to extremely high energies gives scientists good evidence of the structure of the subatomic world and the laws of nature governing it. New clues to the nature of elusive dark matter 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z They proposed a liquid-drop model of the nucleus, where subatomic particles were held together by strong nuclear forces. She Cracked the Mystery of How to Split the Atom, But Someone Else Got the Nobel Prize for the Discovery 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Uncertainty is the defining state of affairs at the subatomic level. What would a university of the canceled look like? Read this novel 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z By recording the aftermath of these smashups, physicists can gather information about the lay of the subatomic land. Particle Physicists Dream of a Muon Collider 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The remaining two are more obscure: the strong force binds protons and neutrons together within atomic nuclei, whereas the weak force helps atoms and subatomic particles to fall apart via a form of radioactive decay. Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything? 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z And so you see Oppenheimer as an excitable young physics student, and you behold his eerie, captivating visions of the subatomic world. ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t show us Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That's an act of rigor, not erasure 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z These unstable subatomic particles are much like familiar electrons, only with 200 times the mass and a fleeting lifetime of just 2.2 microseconds. Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z There are times in Nolan’s latest opus that flames fill the frame and visions of subatomic particles flitter across the screen — montages of Oppenheimer’s own churning visions. Movie Review: A bomb and its fallout in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Scientists already know that the neutrons, protons and other subatomic particles that compose a neutron star arrange themselves differently depending on where in the star they are. Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z This lattice motif exploded into a kaleidoscopic spectacle on a pale blue bikini that seemed to amplify the model into an oscillating subatomic particle, a look heightened by audacious yellow heels. Elie Saab captivates Paris couture with a fusion of past and present 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Neutrinos are completely different: They are particles that are ejected from a variety of subatomic reactions and are one of the most common particles in the universe. Neutrinos Build a Ghostly Map of the Milky Way 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z In the subatomic realm, the Standard Model reigns as the current theory of fundamental particles and their interactions. Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps even in the subatomic constituents of a neutron star or the dispersed organic molecules of an entire galaxy’s interstellar gases. To Find Life in the Universe, Find the Computation 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The largest scientific project in Antarctica, ICECUBE, attempts to quantify and trace an unfathomably small subatomic particle — the neutrino. Astrophysics and stale beer: What life is like working at the South Pole 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z An emerging field, quantum technology operates at the subatomic level, building devices that detect, harness and leverage the tiniest particles to make potentially enormous advances in a wide range of applications. A quantum leap forward: University of Chicago gets $150 million from Google, IBM to build world’s most powerful supercomputer 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z After all, no matter how large an object is, it is composed of atoms and subatomic particles that obey the rules of quantum physics. Physicists Create Biggest-Ever Schrödinger's Cat 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Essentially, by plugging the equations of the Standard Model into powerful computers, researchers can numerically approximate the mess of hadronic blobs, cutting through the subatomic Gordian knot. Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Quantum mechanics describes how, in the subatomic realm, everything is broken up in discrete chunks, or quanta, such as the individual particles of light called photons. Stanley Deser, Whose Ideas on Gravity Help Explain the Universe, Dies at 92 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The largest scientific project in Antarctica, ICECUBE, attempts to quantify and trace an unfathomably small subatomic particle — the neutrino. Astrophysics and stale beer: What life is like working at the South Pole 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Strange matter is any matter containing the subatomic particles known as strange quarks. Physicists See ‘Strange Matter’ Form inside Atomic Nuclei 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z For quantum-mechanical objects—existing at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles—such superpositions of classically incompatible states are common. Physicists Create Biggest-Ever Schrödinger's Cat 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Plasma - the fourth state of matter after solids, liquids and gases - is material so hot that some or all its atoms are split into high-energy subatomic particles. New image reveals violent events near a supermassive black hole 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z They can blast out fierce winds of subatomic particles—like the solar wind but ramped up way past 11. Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Quantum networking uses subatomic matter to deliver data in a way that goes beyond today’s fiber-optic systems. Amazon looks to grow diamonds in bid to boost computer networks 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z This subatomic alchemy took place at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility way back in 2004. Physicists See ‘Strange Matter’ Form inside Atomic Nuclei 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Automated software looks for moving blips of light, checks them against possible false positives like subatomic particles from space zapping the detector, oversensitive pixels, and the like. Don't Panic: The Valentine’s Day 2046 asteroid will not hit Earth. Here’s why. 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z To grasp entanglement's full strangeness, it helps to understand that when quantum physicists first set out to quantify the position and motion of subatomic particles, the tiny objects could not be pinned down. The Little-Known Origin Story behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The harnessed power of the subatomic world could soon upend the modern computing industry. Quantum Computing Is the Future, and Schools Need to Catch Up 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z It takes the superhero and his resizing powers into the Quantum realm, a subatomic world where he meets new challenges. New 'Ant-Man' technology transports moviegoers to vivid world 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Probing the details of strange matter’s emergence is part of a broader effort by nuclear physicists to understand the fundamentals of how subatomic particles form. Physicists See ‘Strange Matter’ Form inside Atomic Nuclei 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Down into the Quantum Realm they are sucked, that subatomic world of the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ review: It’s the quality that’s shrinking here 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z This results in a subatomic spot of unimaginable mass and density whose gravity is so strong that even something traveling at the speed of light couldn’t move fast enough to escape its clutches. Has Anyone Created a Black Hole on Earth? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z True to its name, it is the strongest of the four known fundamental forces, but it only exerts its might across subatomic distances. ‘Unbelievable’ Spinning Particles Probe Nature’s Most Mysterious Force 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Reed told the team's artists that no idea was too crazy because "anything can happen in the subatomic world." New 'Ant-Man' technology transports moviegoers to vivid world 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Hadrons are subatomic particles that are made of quarks and subject to the strong force. Physicists See ‘Strange Matter’ Form inside Atomic Nuclei 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The quantum machines use subatomic particles like electrons, instead of the streams of ones and zeros used by computers today. Quantum computer firm IonQ to build Bothell manufacturing plant 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z These interactions allow researchers to probe subatomic particles such as quarks, which make up the protons and neutrons in an atom, and gluons, which hold the quarks together. Scientists See Quantum Interference between Different Kinds of Particles for First Time 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Even across typical subatomic distances, the random movements of quarks and gluons that would create such fields would cancel out, resulting in no effect on the system overall. ‘Unbelievable’ Spinning Particles Probe Nature’s Most Mysterious Force 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z This extreme density, this soup of neutrons so tightly packed, makes the neutrons behave like a solid or a superfluid — despite being composed of subatomic particles, they are not technically atoms. A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface — and a ring 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Interactions with other subatomic particles sapped the quarks’ energy to varying degrees, and they experienced changes in momentum as they linked up with other quarks to form hadrons. Physicists See ‘Strange Matter’ Form inside Atomic Nuclei 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Through what’s called beta-minus decay, a neutron will transform into a proton, spitting out an electron and another subatomic particle called a neutrino in the process. How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z By measuring the momentum of the pions, researchers can get a picture of the density of the thing the photon bounced off of—in this case, the subatomic particles making up the ion’s nucleus. Scientists See Quantum Interference between Different Kinds of Particles for First Time 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Despite dealing with subatomic physics, such work would be no small thing. ‘Unbelievable’ Spinning Particles Probe Nature’s Most Mysterious Force 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z In the zoo of subatomic particles, neutrinos are strange beasts. Neutrinos from a Nearby Galaxy Reveal Black Hole Secrets 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Understanding a predator chasing prey across a grassy plain is easy; understanding most anything occurring at subatomic scales may require years of intense scholarship and oodles of gnarly math. 6 Times Quantum Physics Blew Our Minds in 2022 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z For decades, theoretical particle physicists have struggled with vexing calculus problems called Feynman integrals, which are central to nearly every calculation of how subatomic particles interact. News at a glance: Snags in emissions monitoring, negotiations on biodiversity, and a drug for sleeping sickness 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z In a first, physicists have now found interference between two dissimilar subatomic particles. Scientists See Quantum Interference between Different Kinds of Particles for First Time 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Physicists described the achievement as another small step in the effort to understand the relation between gravity, which shapes the universe, and quantum mechanics, which governs the subatomic realm of particles. Physicists Create ‘the Smallest, Crummiest Wormhole You Can Imagine’ 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z However, in recent research published in Science, an extragalactic source for these subatomic particles has been identified. Neutrinos from a Nearby Galaxy Reveal Black Hole Secrets 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z According to the tenets of quantum field theory—an uneasy union between Einstein’s special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics used to model the behavior of subatomic particles—empty space isn’t actually empty. 6 Times Quantum Physics Blew Our Minds in 2022 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The standard answer is that this momentum is simply inherent to subatomic particles, and doesn’t correspond to any macroscopic notion of spinning. Quantum Particles Aren’t Spinning. So Where Does Their Spin Come From? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The finding broadens the way we understand entanglement and offers new opportunities to use it to study the subatomic world. Scientists See Quantum Interference between Different Kinds of Particles for First Time 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z To fully understand lepton flavor universality and what violating it means, we first have to review the known constituents of matter at the subatomic scale and the interactions among them—that is, the Standard Model. Rule-Breaking Particles Pop Up in Experiments around the World 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z When they do, though, it creates high-speed subatomic shrapnel, particles moving away from the nuclear collision site at just under the speed of light. Neutrinos from a Nearby Galaxy Reveal Black Hole Secrets 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The term is confusing because such particles cannot physically spin—if they were simply ever twirling subatomic gyroscopes, their rotation would be impossibly fast, well in excess of the speed of light. 6 Times Quantum Physics Blew Our Minds in 2022 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Quantum field theory is where the quantum world of subatomic particles meets the most famous equation in the world: E = mc2, which encapsulates Einstein’s discovery that matter can turn into energy and vice versa. Quantum Particles Aren’t Spinning. So Where Does Their Spin Come From? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z He then took part in research on subatomic particles known as quarks. Ashton Carter, defense chief who opened combat roles to women, dies at 68 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z The Standard Model has been extremely successful at helping us understand the subatomic world, but it doesn’t explain everything. Fun Details about the Human Side of Science 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Steven Prohira, 35, Lawrence Kansas, physicist who develops novel ways to detect and study subatomic particles that could reveal important information about the universe. Who are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows? 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z According to quantum mechanics, a subatomic particle like an electron can be anywhere and everywhere at once, and a cat can be both alive and dead until it is observed. Black Holes May Hide a Mind-Bending Secret About Our Universe 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Because of this ability, when subatomic particles interact, new particles are often created out of their energy, and existing particles can decay into something else. Quantum Particles Aren’t Spinning. So Where Does Their Spin Come From? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Physicists skeptical of quantum mechanics proposed that there were “hidden variables,” factors that existed in some imperceptible level of reality beneath the subatomic realm that contained information about a particle’s future state. The Universe Is Not Locally Real, and the Physics Nobel Prize Winners Proved It 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Rather than predicting individual outcomes, it tells us the probability of finding subatomic particles in particular places. This year's physics Nobel Prize was for "spooky action at a distance." Here's what that means 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The academy’s physics prize tends to rotate through the many disciplines within the sprawling physics enterprise, which covers topics as varied as subatomic particles and the origin of the universe. Nobel Prize in physics awarded for breakthroughs in quantum mechanics 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Over eons, a black hole would leak energy and subatomic particles, shrink, grow increasingly hot and finally explode. Black Holes May Hide a Mind-Bending Secret About Our Universe 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z His 10th, published last year, told the story of Dr. Frederick Reines, who won a Nobel Prize in Physics for codiscovering the neutrino, a subatomic particle. Leonard Cole, Who Detailed Secret Army Germ Tests, Dies at 89 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Experiments are expected to contribute to the understanding of how the universe operates at the subatomic level and materials change on rapid timescales. Univ. of Michigan’s ZEUS will be most powerful laser in US 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Figure 8.8 A subatomic particle scatters straight backward from a target particle. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z The total mass of these six subatomic particles may be calculated as: Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Atoms contain protons, electrons, and neutrons, among other subatomic particles. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z These ghostly subatomic particles, introduced in The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse, carry away some of the nuclear energy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The archeological surprise is just one of many feats that would be difficult or impossible without subatomic particles. Physics Particles Fly as Practical Tools 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Truly elastic collisions can only be achieved with subatomic particles, such as electrons striking nuclei. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z When the numbers of these subatomic particles are not equal, the atom is electrically charged and is called an ion. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Some isotopes are unstable and will lose protons, other subatomic particles, or energy to form more stable elements. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z One of these, which earned Einstein the Nobel Prize in 1921, set part of the foundation of quantum mechanics—the rich, puzzling, and remarkable theory of the subatomic realm. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Unstable isotopes, called radioactive isotopes, spontaneously decay over time releasing subatomic particles or energy in a process called radioactive decay. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z You will learn how we use this principle to weigh the smallest of subatomic particles with precision and contain superheated plasma to facilitate nuclear fusion. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z However, mass spectrometric measurements reveal that the mass of an atom is 4.0026 amu, less than the combined masses of its six constituent subatomic particles. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z If a hydrogen atom were broken down into subatomic particles, it would no longer have the properties of hydrogen. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z In the discussion on the source of the Sun’s energy in The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse, we briefly mentioned that when subatomic particles of matter and antimatter collide, they turn into pure energy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Atoms consist of subatomic particles—protons, neutrons, and electrons. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The electrostatic force between two subatomic particles is far greater than the gravitational force between the same two particles. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Both are subatomic particles that reside in an atom’s nucleus. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The most common form of carbon, for example, has six neutrons as well as six protons, for a total of 12 subatomic particles in its nucleus. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z There was probably also a sea of exotic subatomic particles that would later play a role as dark matter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Most exotic hadrons, which are subatomic particles, are made up of two or three elemental particles known as quarks. As ‘Run 3’ begins, CERN touts discovery of exotic particles 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Some quantum numbers, such as intrinsic spin, are related to fundamental classifications of subatomic particles, and they obey laws that will give us further insight into the substructure of matter and its interactions. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Instead, time crystals are subject to quantum mechanics, the rules that govern the zoo of subatomic particles. Physicists Link Two Time Crystals in Seemingly Impossible Experiment 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Atoms are made up of subatomic particles such as the proton, electron and neutron. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In everyday language, “radiation” is often used to describe certain kinds of energetic subatomic particles released by radioactive materials in our environment. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z That particle is the keystone of the Standard Model, a set of equations that explains everything scientists have been able to measure about the subatomic world. As the Large Hadron Collider Revs Up, Physicists’ Hopes Soar 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z But two equations can only be used to find two unknowns, and so other data may be necessary when collision experiments are used to explore nature at the subatomic level. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z As envisioned by designers, a quantum computer uses subatomic particles like electrons instead of the streams of ones and zeros used by computers today. Microsoft aims to win the race to build a new kind of computer. So does Amazon 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z A radioactive isotope is an isotope whose nucleus readily decays, giving off subatomic particles and electromagnetic energy. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Yet his experiment led to a major change in our understanding of neutrinos and the physics of subatomic particles. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z These results involve rare behaviors of subatomic particles whose names are unfamiliar to most of us in the cosmic bleachers. As the Large Hadron Collider Revs Up, Physicists’ Hopes Soar 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z This situation is nearly the case with colliding billiard balls, and precisely the case with some subatomic particle collisions. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z It draws on more than a century of research involving quantum mechanics, a field of physics that governs the subatomic realm and behaves unlike anything we experience in our everyday lives. ‘Quantum Internet’ Inches Closer With Advance in Data Teleportation 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Radioisotopes emit subatomic particles that can be detected and tracked by imaging technologies. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z One possibility is that the dark matter is composed of exotic subatomic particles of a type not yet detected on Earth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Take the muon, a subatomic particle that became briefly famous last year. As the Large Hadron Collider Revs Up, Physicists’ Hopes Soar 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z A more exotic bow wake is created when a subatomic particle travels through a medium faster than the speed of light travels in that medium. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Neutrons, neutrally charged subatomic particles, are adept at revealing the presence of hydrogen, one of water's two constituent elements. Life on Mars would have gone extinct more than 1.3 billion years ago, study finds 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The kinetic energy of subatomic particles increases in response to increases in thermal energy. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z You won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for your work on understanding the strong force, which binds subatomic particles within the atomic nucleus. God, Dark Matter and Falling Cats: A Conversation with 2022 Templeton Prize Winner Frank Wilczek 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z One of the most dramatic possibilities, if this data holds up in the upcoming collider run, Dr. Patel says, is a subatomic speculation called a leptoquark. As the Large Hadron Collider Revs Up, Physicists’ Hopes Soar 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Momentum is found to be a property of all subatomic particles including massless particles such as photons that compose light. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Some approaches detect the granularity of the subatomic realm, in which matter and energy come in tiny packets called quanta. To crack the mystery of dark matter, physicists turn to supersensitive quantum sensors 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z But, atoms themselves contain many subatomic particles, the three most important of which are protons, neutrons, and electrons. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Scientists will use the new capabilities to test the limits of the Standard Model of physics, a theory that explains how particles interact on a subatomic level. CERN’s particle accelerator starts up after a three-year hiatus 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z What all this means is that there's now the best chance ever of the LHC finding subatomic particles that are completely new to science. Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Relativistic momentum is conserved, and much of what we know about subatomic structure comes from the analysis of collisions of accelerator-produced relativistic particles. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Particle physicists may have finally poked a hole in their understanding of the subatomic realm—which they would relish. Mass of rare particle may conflict with ‘standard model,’ signaling new physics 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z These subatomic particles are responsible for a fundamental force at the center of atoms, and they exist for only a fraction of a second before they decay into other particles. Key particle weighs in a bit heavy, confounding physicists 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The well-studied W boson, it seems, still holds plenty of secrets about the workings of the subatomic world—or at least about how we investigate it. Elementary Particle’s Unexpected Heft Stuns Physicists 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The current theory of subatomic physics is called the Standard Model. Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Explain why Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle limits the precision with which either momentum or position of a subatomic particle can be known, but becomes less applicable for matter at the macroscopic level. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Instead of just considering how a water molecule rubs against a carbon atom, the team developed equations that describe the subatomic interactions of electrons within water molecules and carbon atoms alike. Quantum Friction Explains Water’s Freaky Flow 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z It doesn’t seem like a big difference, but it is a huge one in the subatomic world. Key particle weighs in a bit heavy, confounding physicists 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Small anomalies are a dime a dozen, and the vast majority are simply statistical fluctuations arising from the truly enormous numbers of subatomic events produced and recorded by typical particle physics experiments. Elementary Particle’s Unexpected Heft Stuns Physicists 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Although it has an unimaginative name, the theory has been brilliant at explaining how the subatomic particles come together to create atoms which make up the world around us. Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The concept of half-life is applicable to other subatomic particles, as will be discussed in Particle Physics. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A quantum computer relies on the strange ways that some objects behave at the subatomic level or when exposed to extreme cold, like metal chilled to nearly 460 degrees below zero. Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing? 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Their best theory of everything else is quantum physics, which is astonishingly accurate when it comes to the properties of matter, energy and subatomic particles. What Is Spacetime Really Made Of? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Religion and science, definitely at a subatomic level — that is all the definition of God, right? Will Smith Is Done Trying to Be Perfect 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z When the charged particles, like protons, smash into one another at such high speeds, the energy of the impact becomes matter in the form of new particles or subatomic particles. Elusive Neutrino Candidates Detected in Breakthrough Physics Experiment 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z In the early 1930s only a small number of subatomic particles were known to exist—the proton, neutron, electron, photon and, indirectly, the neutrino. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z In April, new measurements confirmed that a fleeting subatomic particle called the muon may be ever so slightly more magnetic than theory predicts. Choose your own Breakthrough of the Year with Science’s 2021 poll 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z According to this idea, its eponymous strings are the fundamental constituents of matter and energy, giving rise to the myriad fundamental subatomic particles seen at particle accelerators around the world. What Is Spacetime Really Made Of? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Their collisions with gases make tiny particles named pions, which speedily decay into muons, subatomic blobs more than 200 times heavier than electrons. How Do You See Inside a Volcano? Try a Storm of Cosmic Particles. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Neutrinos are subatomic particles that have a very small mass like an electron but have no electrical charge—a characteristic that has made them extremely challenging to detect. Elusive Neutrino Candidates Detected in Breakthrough Physics Experiment 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Table 33.2 lists the characteristics of some of the most important subatomic particles, including the directly observed carrier particles for the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces, all leptons, and some hadrons. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Studying the behavior of neutrons is consequently well-suited for seeking out new forces because there are not many easily measurable effects influencing these subatomic particles to begin with. New Universal Force Tested by Blasting Neutrons through Crystal 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z And the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab may now be showing that the Standard Model, as splendid as it is, describes just a part of a richer subatomic world. Weird Muons May Point to New Particles and Forces of Nature 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The book plunges on, to the ants on the grass, then smaller and smaller into the invisible world of atoms and subatomic particles. How to Solve Any Problem Using Just Common Sense 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The game allows players to control, bond, and shift between objects at various scales, from subatomic particles to land animals and planets. How the minds behind Rez and Death Stranding turned virtual worlds into physical spaces 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z It was considered to be too racy for the US music market however and replaced with a more psychedelic and colourful image of subatomic particles in a bubble chamber. The Strokes debut Is This It at 20: Nudes, booze and 9/11 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z These were the relatively familiar forces of electromagnetism and gravity as well as two forces that act on subatomic particles, the strong force and the weak force. Steven Weinberg, Nobel-winning physicist who united principal forces of nature, dies at 88 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z The work helped physicists unify two of the four forces of nature, subatomic forces known as nuclear forces, said Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology. Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the unique atmosphere at the South Pole allows astrophysicists to detect elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos, research that can give them clues about the origins and the future of the universe. Space Has Better Internet than Antarctica, But that Might Change 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Applications range from quantum computers to problems in physics that require subatomic precision, such as the detection of dark matter or gravitational waves. Scientists Supersize Quantum Effects with Entangled Drum Duet 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z He cited chips for quantum computers, a new technology that uses subatomic particles to store and process information. U.S. chip startups, long shunned in favor of internet bets, stir excitement again 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The weak force is one that is unseen in daily life and exists at the subatomic level, accounting for the radioactive decay of certain particles into certain others. Steven Weinberg, Nobel-winning physicist who united principal forces of nature, dies at 88 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z For reference, that means an especially speedy subatomic projectile hurtling out of deep space can pack the wallop of a well-hit tennis ball. Searching for the Universe’s Most Energetic Particles, Astronomers Turn on the Radio 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z At the heart of both experiments are subatomic particles called muons. Kentucky group part of landmark physics experiment 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z New measurements confirm a fleeting subatomic particle called the muon may be ever so slightly more magnetic than theory predicts, a team of more than 200 physicists reported this week. Particle mystery deepens, as physicists confirm that the muon is more magnetic than predicted 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The confounding results - if proven right - reveal major problems with the rulebook physicists use to describe and understand how the universe works at the subatomic level. ‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Two were known as weak vector bosons and given the names of W and Z. In physical theory, bits of matter on the subatomic scale exert forces on one another through the exchange of particles. Steven Weinberg, Nobel-winning physicist who united principal forces of nature, dies at 88 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Like all cosmic rays, they are arguably misnamed: they are not “rays” of radiation but rather subatomic particles, such as protons or even entire nuclei, zipping through space. Searching for the Universe’s Most Energetic Particles, Astronomers Turn on the Radio 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The findings at Fermilab and Brookhaven suggest that the model is incomplete and that there’s still much to be learned in the subatomic world. Kentucky group part of landmark physics experiment 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The confounding results — if proven right — reveal major problems with the rulebook physicists use to describe and understand how the universe works at the subatomic level. ‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The standard model of particle physics describes the particles and forces that govern the subatomic world. Cern experiment hints at new force of nature 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Quantum mechanics describes the strange rules that govern atoms and their subatomic components. Why Does DNA Spontaneously Mutate? Quantum Physics Might Explain 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The research claimed to have found evidence of an elusive subatomic particle Microsoft suggested could help the development of more powerful computers. Microsoft-led team retracts quantum 'breakthrough' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z My brother wanted to be an astronaut, and he’d be studying all these interesting things, black holes and subatomic particles and dark matter. Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield share the love of a hero and freedom of performance 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z By the 1950s, however, physicists were producing exotic, fleeting subatomic particles by firing high-energy protons into targets, and certain particle decays seemed to defy parity symmetry. Postage stamp to honor female physicist who many say should have won the Nobel Prize 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z For Scriabin, the satanic was the dominating principle of the universe; the devil was behind all movement — the motion of particles, subatomic to celestial bodies. Why Scriabin’s satanic Ninth Sonata, 'Black Mass,' is a scary wonder of music 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z As Dyrschka argues in her film, the years in which the artist was creatively active was a time in which science was discovering worlds beyond the visible - including subatomic particles and electromagnetic radiation. 'They called her a crazy witch': did medium Hilma af Klint invent abstract art? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Neutrinos are the oddballs of the subatomic particle family. Powerful New Observatory Will Taste Neutrinos’ Flavors 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z But the choices made as to who matriculates to serve as House and Senate leaders are made at the subatomic political level. On Capitol Hill, two sets of elections loom large 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z To create a Higgs boson from scratch, physicists smash particles together like a subatomic car crash test. Higgs Boson Gives Next-Generation Particle Its Heft 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z This process fuses four protons together into a helium nucleus, releasing two neutrinos — the lightest known elementary particles of matter — as well as other subatomic particles and copious amounts of energy. Neutrinos reveal final secret of Sun’s nuclear fusion 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z If subatomic particles called neutrinos have unforeseen magnetic properties, this arrangement could account for the observed results. Is Dark Matter Made of Axions? 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Both Dr. Wilczek and Steven Weinberg of the University of Texas at Austin independently realized that this modification implied the existence of a new subatomic particle. Seeking Dark Matter, They Detected Another Mystery 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Axions are unconfirmed, hypothetical ultralight particles from beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, which describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Physicists Announce Potential Dark Matter Breakthrough 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Crushing internal pressure—enough to squeeze Mount Everest to the size of a sugar cube—fuses subatomic protons and electrons into neutrons. The Strange Hearts of Neutron Stars 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z By looking at the subatomic shrapnel, the scientists could reconstruct its shape at the time it exploded. Daily briefing: The president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences on countering anti-science rhetoric 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z His studies of superconductors led him to propose how the force carriers between subatomic particles, such as photons, acquire mass: the Anderson–Higgs mechanism is now part of the standard model of particle physics. Philip W. Anderson (1923–2020) 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Second to photons, which compose electromagnetic radiation, neutrinos are the most plentiful subatomic particles in the universe, famed for their ability to waft through ordinary matter like ghosts through a wall. Why the Big Bang Produced Something Rather Than Nothing 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z They suspect that this invisible stuff consists of giant cosmic clouds of subatomic particles called “wimps,” for weakly interacting massive particles, left over from the Big Bang. Will Coronavirus Freeze the Search for Dark Matter? 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Condensed-matter, or solid-state, physics focuses on the properties of solids and liquids with high densities of atoms that constantly interact with one another; by contrast, particle physics deals with subatomic particles. Philip W. Anderson, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Is Dead at 96 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Crushing internal pressure — enough to squeeze Mount Everest to the size of a sugar cube — fuses subatomic protons and electrons into neutrons. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z To explain the matter-antimatter problem, something in CPT theory—and thus in the Standard Model of physics, the framework of all known subatomic particles and fundamental forces except gravity—must be wrong. Physicists Come Closer to Answering Question of Antimatter’s Scarcity 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z They spanned the rich microscopic worlds of cytoplasm, cells and subatomic particles, and ventured into the boundless wilds of space. Isaac Asimov: centenary of the great explainer 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Twentieth-century physics grew into a mathematical labyrinth as one weird subatomic particle after another was discovered and theory tried to keep up with experiment. Alone on a Mountaintop, Awaiting a Very Hard Rain 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z You’re learning French Kings and chemical elements and subatomic particles, opera. Before ‘Jeopardy!’ Ken Jennings honed his trivia brain on BYU’s Quiz Bowl team 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Another possibility is that the centre of a neutron star is a Bose–Einstein condensate, a state of matter in which all subatomic particles act as a single quantum-mechanical entity. The golden age of neutron-star physics has arrived 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The Nobel Prize-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Quantum mechanics suggests the universe is inherently fuzzy—for example, try as one might, one can never pin down a subatomic particle’s momentum and position at the same time. Space Heater: Scientists Find New Way to Transfer Energy Through a Vacuum 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z It relies on the mind-bending ways some objects act at the subatomic level or when exposed to extreme cold, like the metal chilled to nearly 460 degrees below zero inside Google’s machine. Google Claims a Quantum Breakthrough That Could Change Computing 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Scientists have known for a century that the predictable laws of Newtonian physics — objects fall down; matter can be in only one place at a time — fall apart at the atomic and subatomic level. Google scientists say they’ve achieved ‘quantum supremacy’ breakthrough over classical computers 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Randomness and uncertainty rule, causes are not guaranteed to be linked to effects, and an electron or other subatomic entity can be everywhere or nowhere, a wave or a particle, until someone measures it. Quantum Computing Is Coming, Bit by Qubit 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The laws of physics in the subatomic world — quantum physics — differ from the everyday physics with whichwe are familiar. It’s only a matter of time before quantum computers start solving real-world problems 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z As you read this word, and now this one, some billions of subatomic particles called neutrinos are whizzing through your body. To See or Not to See 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z This subatomic dance is what gives fluorescents their astral glow. Day-Glo masterpieces are fading. A conservator and her team are racing to save them 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Quantum mechanics is the basic framework of modern subatomic physics. The bizarre logic of the many-worlds theory 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z And there were more quantum devices, behind other doors, operated by scientists trying to learn how to speak nature’s exotic subatomic language. Quantum Computing Is Coming, Bit by Qubit 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The Moon is also a massive sponge for cosmic rays - high energy atomic or subatomic particles streaking into the solar system at near light-speed, driven by extraordinarily energetic processes elsewhere in the universe. The Gamma-Ray Moon 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Another possibility is a nucleus containing a magic number of protons or neutrons or, ideally, both — that is, a sufficient number to be arranged into complete subatomic shells. Is It Time to Upend the Periodic Table? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The next stop will be UCLA, where the samples can be analyzed using an electron microscope and other sophisticated devices to produce images at the subatomic level. Day-Glo masterpieces are fading. A conservator and her team are racing to save them 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Thus it is merely a guide to what we should believe about the outcome of measurements, rather than a name for a real feature of the subatomic world. The bizarre logic of the many-worlds theory 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z This layer represents the Universe when it was a mere 380,000 years old, and still a warm, glowing soup of subatomic particles. The quest to unlock the secrets of the baby Universe 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The nucleus of an element is made up of subatomic particles: protons and neutrons. ‘Perhaps the most important isotope’: how carbon-14 revolutionised science 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z For decades, physicists have theorized that quantum computers — machines that rely on interactions among subatomic particles to perform now-impossible analytical feats — could one day leap ahead of traditional computers and transform the business world. Start-ups seek to capitalize on ‘rising tide’ in commercial quantum computing 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Both men collected soil and rock samples, set up a metal foil shade to catch the subatomic particles blown through space by the sun’s solar wind. AP’s Apollo 11 anniversary book chronicles journey to moon 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z When gamma rays strike Earth’s atmosphere they create air showers—spreading cascades of electrons and other subatomic particles. Highest energy light ever seen traced to Crab Nebula 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Quantum mechanics deals with physics at the most fundamental level - tiny packets of energy and subatomic particles. 'Global first' laser made in Scotland 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z The US chemist was finishing off a project in which he and a colleague, Sam Ruben, had bombarded a piece of graphite with subatomic particles. ‘Perhaps the most important isotope’: how carbon-14 revolutionised science 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z At the end of World War II, the Manhattan Project had just happened, the best and the brightest were going into physics, and “subatomic particles” were a major topic. Remembering Murray Gell-Mann 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Notoriously — at least among theoretical physicists — general relativity doesn’t explain how gravity works at the tiniest of scales, the realm of subatomic particles. 100 years ago, an eclipse changed the known laws of physics and made Einstein Einstein 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z To bring order toa plethora of recently discovered subatomic particles, in 1961 Gell-Mann proposed a set of rules based on symmetries in the fundamental forces of nature. Murray Gell-Mann, father of quarks, dies 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles, has died. Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who named quarks, dies at 89 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Gell-Mann transformed physics by devising a method for sorting subatomic particles into simple groups of eight - based on electric charge, spin and other characteristics. Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Man dies at 89 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Gell-Mann transformed physics by devising a method for sorting subatomic particles into simple groups of eight — based on electric charge, spin and other characteristics. Nobel-winning physicist Murray Gell-Man dies at 89 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z As physics advanced, new characteristics were discovered in subatomic particles. Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel-winning physicist who developed quark idea, dies at 89 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z The rules classified subatomic particles called hadrons into eight groups, a scheme he named the eightfold way in a reference to Buddhist philosophy. Murray Gell-Mann, father of quarks, dies 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Gell-Mann transformed physics by devising a method for sorting subatomic particles into simple groups of eight, based on electric charge, spin and other characteristics. Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who named quarks, dies at 89 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Basic questions about how particles behave in the subatomic realm—behavior that enables quantum computing—remain unanswered. Basic Quantum Research Will Transform Science and Industry 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Cosmic rays are composed of subatomic particles, such as protons or atomic nuclei, but the origin of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays is still a mystery. Facebook opens up to social scientists, carbon mapper launches and South Africa’s publishing trends 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Dr. Gell-Mann’s theory was validated by later research on subatomic particles, including a landmark discovery in 1964 of a particle known as the Omega minus. Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel-winning physicist who developed quark idea, dies at 89 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z We are on a similar kind of path today, seeking the grand unification of the laws of physics as we study natural phenomena from subatomic particles to the history of the universe. The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z If you remember last year’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” that film ended with Paul Rudd’s shrinkable Ant-Man trapped in the Quantum Realm, a subatomic state where the laws of space and time don’t apply. Review | With humor and heart, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is a fitting send-off for Marvel’s superheroes 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Scientists also think they can hunt for new types of physics if they can better pin down the neutron’s lifetime, because that would help to constrain measurements of other subatomic particles. How long do neutrons live? Physicists close in on decades-old puzzle 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Does dealing with the reality of atomic and subatomic behaviour help take your mind off the surrealism of human political behaviour in these strange times? Carlo Rovelli: ‘Time travel is just what we do every day…’ 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Dr. Uhlenbeck later worked on what are called gauge theories, used by physicists in quantum field theory to describe interactions of subatomic particles. Karen Uhlenbeck Is First Woman to Win Abel Prize for Mathematics 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Many physicists say such critiques are unjustified, yet acknowledge the profound uncertainties surrounding plans for future forays deeper into the subatomic realm. Would New Physics Colliders Make Big Discoveries or Wander a Particle Desert? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z At their heart, these sensors rely on the often baffling behaviour of subatomic particles, where the classical assumptions of Newtonian physics cease to exist. Soon we'll be able to see round corners and underground 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z One approach, some astrophysicists suggest, is to add more species of lightweight subatomic particles, such as the ghostlike neutrinos, to the early universe. Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Such a “gold standard” was applied in 2012, for instance, to confirm the discovery of the Higgs boson subatomic particle, a basic building block of the universe. Evidence for man-made global warming hits 'gold standard': scientists 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Quantum science builds on the governing hypothesis of how nature works at atomic and subatomic levels. Quantum science breakthroughs could change face of national security 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z But an even larger circular collider would reach energies higher than those possible at the LHC, allowing physicists to probe new parts of the subatomic realm. Would New Physics Colliders Make Big Discoveries or Wander a Particle Desert? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Noble gases, radioactivity, isotopes, subatomic particles and quantum mechanics were all unknown in the mid-nineteenth century. Celebrate the women behind the periodic table 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Fast breeders have faster moving neutrons, the subatomic particles that trigger fission. Bill Gates comes to Washington — selling the promise of nuclear energy 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The Large Hadron Collider is what was used to discover the subatomic particle called the Higgs boson back in 2012, and had been host to many other new discoveries. CERN wants to build the biggest, baddest particle collider ever 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The subatomic debris thrown out by the collisions could potentially give scientists the chance to study the Higgs particle with unprecedented precision, and create new particles that have so far evaded observation. Cern draws up plans for collider four times the size of Large Hadron 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Suppose that deeper patterns exist to be discovered — in the ways genes are regulated or cancer progresses; in the orchestration of the immune system; in the dance of subatomic particles. One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The “b” stands for beauty — and for the B meson, a subatomic particle that is crucial to the experiment. It’s Intermission for the Large Hadron Collider 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z An experimental physicist who won a Nobel Prize in physics for his work on subatomic particles and coined the phrase “God particle.” Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2018 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z But farther away from the Sun, speedy subatomic particles called cosmic rays start to dominate. Voyager 2 becomes second human-made object to cross into interstellar space 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z She grew up in Brooklyn, earned a Ph.D. in high-energy physics from Yale, and spent five years smashing subatomic particles at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland. Should We Be Worried About Computerized Facial Recognition? 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z And his discovery of bottom quarks — subatomic particles that make up neutrons and protons — led researchers to uncover a third family of quarks. Leon Lederman (1922-2018) 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Judging by the collider’s productivity, measured in terms of trillions of subatomic smashups, more than 95 percent of its scientific potential lies ahead. It’s Intermission for the Large Hadron Collider 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It is one of the basic properties of all subatomic particles, and a crucial step to understanding the periodic table: without it, atomic structure would be completely different. The forgotten quantum pioneer who turned wartime spy 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z If any artist in pop history is worthy of a subatomic exploration of various facets of his or her career, it’s hard to argue against Bob Dylan at the top of that list. Review: Bob Dylan's 'More Blood, More Tracks' box set amplifies one of his greatest works - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z By lighting up molecules, the scientists were able to interpret how other subatomic particles alter the distribution of an electron’s charge. Measurement Shows the Electron's Stubborn Roundness 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Since Lederman’s heyday, the study of subatomic particles has been used to probe the early Universe and its most energetic phenomena. Leon Lederman (1922-2018) 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z From the 1920s, they had the benefit of quantum mechanics, an understanding of the subatomic Universe in which previously unimaginable density makes sense. Black-hole chronicles: chasing the gravitational beast 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Take for instance his opinion on the successful theory of the subatomic world—quantum mechanics. Einstein's Famous "God Letter" Is Up for Auction 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Sheltered from cosmic rays by 1400 meters of rock, the lab draws physicists from around the world to probe neutrinos, search for dark matter, and study other rare subatomic phenomena. Chemical spills put Italy’s underground physics lab in jeopardy 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Because subatomic particles can’t yet be directly observed, scientists learn about the objects through indirect evidence. Measurement Shows the Electron's Stubborn Roundness 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Leon Lederman, 96, whose ingenious experiments with particle accelerators deepened science’s understanding of the subatomic world, died early Wednesday in Rexburg, Idaho. This week’s passages 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Dr. Lederman had key roles in discovering two subatomic particles — a neutrino and a quark — which greatly enhanced scientists’ knowledge of the composition of matter. Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in particle physics, dies at 96 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Lederman made another major advance, in 1977, when he led a group that first observed another subatomic particle known as the bottom quark, or sometimes the “beauty” quark. Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in particle physics, dies at 96 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The title refers to a subatomic particle long theorized until a powerful particle collider confirmed its existence. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman dies at 96 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Both dark matter and new subatomic particles that were not predicted by the Standard Model are yet to be directly spotted; still, a growing body of compelling evidence suggests that these phenomena do exist. Measurement Shows the Electron's Stubborn Roundness 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Some physicists think that chirped pulse amplification eventually will be employed to accelerate subatomic particles, replacing giant contraptions such as the Large Hadron Collider with tabletop experiments. Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Scientists Who Put Light to Work 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Dr. Lederman made another major advance, in 1977, when he led a group that first observed another subatomic particle known as the bottom quark, or sometimes the “beauty” quark. Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in particle physics, dies at 96 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Lederman had key roles in discovering two subatomic particles – a neutrino and a quark – which greatly enhanced scientists’ knowledge of the composition of matter. Leon Lederman, who won Nobel Prize for key discoveries in particle physics, dies at 96 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z A single subatomic particle weighing as much as 130 protons, the Higgs lasts for a mere 10-trillionths of a nanosecond before it decays into less massive particles. Top stories: an Alzheimer’s gamble, a new kind of brain cell, and catching asteroids 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z A single subatomic particle weighing as much as 130 protons, the Higgs lasts for a mere 10 trillionth of a nanosecond before it decays into less massive particles. After years of effort, physicists spot Higgs boson decaying in most ordinary way 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Developed in the 1960s and 1970s, the model describes all known subatomic particles, but physicists suspect that there is more to the story—the theory doesn’t account for dark matter, for instance. LHC Physicists Embrace Brute-force Approach to Particle Hunt 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Developed in the 1960s and 1970s, the model describes all known subatomic particles, but physicists suspect that there is more to the story — the theory doesn’t account for dark matter, for instance. LHC physicists embrace brute-force approach to particle hunt 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Just as quantum physics has theorized that some subatomic particles are both present and not present at the same time, these qubits can be both 1 and 0 simultaneously. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z It counts subatomic particles as they meet pixels when its electronic shutter is open. 3-D Color X-Rays Could Help Spot Deadly Disease Without Surgery 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Like an exotic subatomic particle, he oscillated in and out of focus. David Bohm, Quantum Mechanics and Enlightenment 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Crudely, a proton consists of three subatomic particles called quarks, bound by the strong nuclear force. Scientists endorse billion-dollar collider to look inside protons and neutrons 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z It was adopted as part of the Standard Model of particle physics, describing how subatomic particles interact. Burton Richter, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, dies at 87 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z For the last half-century, its main business has been the study of the tiniest insubstantial bit of matter in the universe, an ephemeral fly-by-night subatomic particle called the neutrino. The Neutrino Trappers 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z That jet contained neutrinos — subatomic particles so tiny and difficult to detect they are nicknamed “ghost particles.” In a cosmic first, scientists detect ‘ghost particles’ from a distant galaxy 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It was the smallest bullet you could possibly imagine, a subatomic particle weighing barely more than a thought. It Came From a Black Hole, and Landed in Antarctica 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The findings solve a mystery dating to 1912 over the source of subatomic particles like neutrinos and cosmic rays that dash through the cosmos. Ghostly particles give scientists new understanding of universe 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z A single subatomic particle detected at the South Pole last September is helping to solve a major cosmic mystery: what creates electrically charged cosmic rays, the most energetic particles in nature. Single subatomic particle illuminates mysterious origins of cosmic rays 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Physicists know that neutrinos come in at least three flavors, known as electron, muon and tau neutrinos, depending on their subatomic origin. The Neutrino Trappers 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z It tamed the chaos of the subatomic world: organizing its particles into neat groups, like chemistry’s periodic table, only simpler. The Standard Model of Physics Is a Tyrant 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z As the first Wasp, Janet used Hank’s shrinking technology to reduce herself to subatomic size to save the day on a mission, even though she knew she’d end up lost in the quantum world. Ant-Man and the Wasp is a solid improvement on Ant-Man 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Physical entities such as subatomic particles possess abstract relational properties, such as mass, spin, momentum and charge. Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Many members of Congress admit they find quantum physics mind-boggling, with its counterintuitive account of the subatomic world. Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z When scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, it was a huge triumph for the Standard Model of particle physics, the leading theory of subatomic matter. New Higgs Boson Observations Reveal Clues on the Nature of Mass 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z But the path to quantum computing involves far more than wrangling subatomic particles. How Close Are We--Really--to Building a Quantum Computer? 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Both quantum theory, which governs the subatomic realm, and Einstein’s general relativity, which describes reality at cosmic scales, are often viewed as the most important developments in 20th-century physics. A Conversation with Thomas Hertog, One of Stephen Hawking's Final Collaborators 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Even subatomic particles possess some very simple form of consciousness. Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z As Winchester points out, there is an Official History of precision that has a beginning, numerous interim phases and a possible endpoint lurking somewhere in ambiguous subatomic realms. ‘The Perfectionists’: In the world of geniuses, perfection is key to creation 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z When fundamental subatomic particles interact with this field, the thinking goes, they acquire mass. New Higgs Boson Observations Reveal Clues on the Nature of Mass 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z They include as-yet-undiscovered varieties of fast-moving subatomic particles, the influence of hidden “extra” dimensions, or various interactions with dark matter—to name just a few. Cosmic Conflict: Diverging Data on Universe's Expansion Polarizes Scientists 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The science is famously hard to grasp, but this is what’s important: Quantum tech takes advantage of quantum physics to manipulate atoms and subatomic particles in new, potentially powerful ways. Opinion | This is the most important tech contest since the space race, and America is losing 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The idea is to extend consciousness to the entire fabric of spacetime, as opposed to limiting it to the boundaries of individual subatomic particles. Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Cosmologists think that in its first moments, the Universe ballooned from a subatomic size to bigger than a grapefruit. Universe's first moments mimicked with ultracool atoms 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Does quantum mechanics mean there is no true reality at the subatomic level? Review | How quantum mechanics defies our sense of logic 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The idea that the entire range of subatomic particles is actually vanishingly small doesn’t pass the mad-laugh test. This big 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Today the spotlight is focused more on invisible realms, from the fringes of the cosmos to the strangeness of the subatomic world. Stephen Hawking, an appreciation: ‘He had an unquenchable zest for life’ 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Theorized in the 1960s, the Higgs boson is the particle that interacts with most other subatomic particles to endow them mass. Stephen Hawking's Most Provocative Moments, From Evil Aliens to Black Hole Wagers 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z And one hypothesis suggests that if they are not dense enough, they may turn into “strange stars,” made of even smaller subatomic particles called quarks. Watch Now: The Weirdest Stars in the Universe 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The concept of subatomic particles is motivated by experiments whose outcomes are accessible to us only in the form of conscious perception. Sentient Robots, Conscious Spoons and Other Cheerful Follies 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Dozens of mineral-oil-filled tanks were arranged before my shrink ray, a standard RH 1050 model, more than capable of reducing a tank to subatomic size. This big 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1925, it describes subatomic particles and how they may display wavelike properties such as interference. Does a Quantum Equation Govern Some of the Universe's Large Structures? 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Using a metaphorical map as his guide and an imaginary boat as his vessel, he sets sail through subatomic waters. The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z But relatively speaking, there's a whole lot of empty space between those subatomic particles. New, 'Exotic State of Matter' Found Near Freezing 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z As such, subatomic particles are the “pixels” of experience, not necessarily of the experiencer. Sentient Robots, Conscious Spoons and Other Cheerful Follies 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Such applications all involve the interplay of the quantum waves that describe subatomic particles. After years of avoidance, Department of Energy joins quest to develop quantum computers 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z That's because it was found using muon radiography, a type of imaging that uses subatomic particles to peer through walls or solid structures. Unsolved Science Mysteries From 2017 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Complicated cascades of subatomic reactions in the atmosphere triggered by high-energy cosmic rays from outer space. Lightning can trigger nuclear reactions, creating rare atomic isotopes 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Add up all the recognizable matter and there may be 1080 particles such as protons, neutrons, electrons and other subatomic items in the known universe. A Fantastic Journey through Cosmic Scales 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z I thus submit that consciousness is indeed the intrinsic nature of the physical world, but subatomic particles and other inanimate objects are not conscious subjects. Sentient Robots, Conscious Spoons and Other Cheerful Follies 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z After that time span, they decay into a far more common and less energetic kind of subatomic particle, known as the up quark. The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The neutrino was first postulated in 1930, by the Nobel physics laureate Wolfgang Pauli, to explain the behaviour of other subatomic particles during radioactive decay. In search of the neutrino, ghost particle of the universe 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z This same level of evidence is required when discovering new subatomic particles like the Higgs boson. Mysterious Void Discovered in Egypt's Great Pyramid 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The scientists made the discovery using cosmic-ray imaging, recording the behavior of subatomic particles called muons that penetrate the rock similar to X-rays, only much deeper. Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Now, archaeologists are getting help from an unlikely source: cosmic rays, subatomic particles that rain down from space. Cosmic rays reveal unknown void in the Great Pyramid of Giza 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z The discovery is exciting, though, because it's the first theoretical proof that it's possible to fuse subatomic particles together in ways that release energy, Karliner said. The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The subatomic nuggets known as neutrons meanwhile were working their cosmic alchemy. LIGO Detects Fierce Collision of Neutron Stars for the First Time 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The deficit is known as the “missing baryon problem”, baryons being ordinary subatomic particles like protons and neutrons. Astronomers find half of the missing matter in the universe 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Building on this success, Feynman came up with an ingenious way of doing calculations about the interactions of subatomic particles using what are now universally known as Feynman diagrams. Theoretical physics: When the doer met the dreamer : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The spins of electrically charged particles, such as protons in the nucleus, create circulating electric currents, permitting individual nuclei to be treated as subatomic magnets. Nicolaas Bloembergen, winner of Nobel Prize in physics, dies at 97 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Quantum computers promise to harness the strange ability of subatomic particles to exist in more than one state at a time to solve problems that are too complex or time-consuming for existing computers. Australia researchers say find new way to build quantum computers 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Because the weak force operates only at subatomic distances, the odds of a tiny neutrino bouncing off of an individual neutron or proton are miniscule. Ever-Elusive Neutrinos Spotted Bouncing Off Nuclei for the First Time 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Physicists have spotted elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos pinging off atomic nuclei in a way predicted more than 40 years ago, but never before observed. Milk jug–sized detector captures neutrinos in a whole new way 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z In the twentieth century, a Who’s Who of physicists used hydrogen to predict and examine subatomic interactions. Why antimatter might be the answer to life, the Universe and everything 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most mysterious of subatomic particles, neutrinos outnumber every other type of matter particle, yet interact so weakly that every second trillions of them pass unnoticed through each of us. Excavation starts for U.S. particle physicists’ next giant experiment 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Quantum computers promise to harness the strange ability of subatomic particles to exist in more than one state at a time to solve problems that are too complex or time-consuming for existing computers. Australia researchers say find new way to build quantum computers 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Some of the most fundamental properties of subatomic particles are, at their heart, topological. The strange topology that is reshaping physics 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z No one knows exactly what the dark matter is made of, but most physicists agree it is likely composed of at least one kind of undiscovered subatomic particle. Physicists Go Deep in Search of Dark Matter 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Unlike people, subatomic particles don’t lie on opinion surveys or change their minds about things. How economics became a religion | John Rapley 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z It was designed to perform only specialized calculations for quantum computing, which exploits quantum states of subatomic particles to perform some computations faster than conventional computers. Light-Powered Computers Brighten AI's Future 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Although it is earthbound, the chamber has an ethereal purpose: weighing the most elusive and mysterious of subatomic particles, the neutrino. Weighing the universe's most elusive particle 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The result is an important breakthrough that establishes China as a pioneer in efforts to harness the enigmatic properties of matter and energy at the subatomic level, the... China Makes Leap Toward ‘Unhackable’ Quantum Network 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The particle, called a charm quark, revealed surprising interactions with its neighboring subatomic particles, measurements show. Quirky Quarks Could Reveal Details of the Big Bang 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Early twentieth-century physicists faced a similar problem: individual atoms and subatomic particles defied investigation. Hans Dehmelt (1922-2017) : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z “They serve as a warning,” the Consumers League stated as subatomic testing began, “of the results of carelessness and ignorance.” ‘The Radium Girls’ tells of the women whose deaths revolutionized the workplace 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z In 1976, Ting shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a subatomic particle called the J/Psi meson. Giant space magnet may have trapped antihelium, raising idea of lingering pools of antimatter in the cosmos 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Whether the standard cosmic recipe might now need to be modified — for example, to account for a new species of subatomic particles streaming through space from the Big Bang — depends on whom you talk to. Cosmos Controversy: The Universe Is Expanding, but How Fast? 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z For three decades, however, his research was limited to the study and discovery of subatomic particles, for which he used a special device known as a hydrogen bubble chamber. Arthur Rosenfeld, physicist at forefront of energy-efficiency movement, dies at 90 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Hans Dehmelt, who died on 7 March in Seattle, Washington, was the first to trap a subatomic particle for observation and manipulation. Hans Dehmelt (1922-2017) : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Proposed sources of dark matter include burnt-out stars; clouds of dust and gas; and subatomic particles called Wimps – weakly interacting massive particles. Will scientists ever prove the existence of dark matter? 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z By smashing subatomic particles together at high energies, the machines deepen scientists’ understanding of the most fundamental aspects of nature. Edwin Goldwasser, Physicist Who Co-Founded Fermilab, Dies at 97 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z His specialties included quantum electrodynamics, which describes the interactions of matter and light, and quantum chromodynamics, a study of the behavior of subatomic particles. Sidney Drell, physicist and arms-control expert, dies at 90 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z As an academic, Dr. Drell specialized in quantum electrodynamics, which describes the interactions between light and matter, and quantum chromodynamics, which explores subatomic particles like quarks and gluons. Sidney Drell, Who Advised Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at 90 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z We came up with a proposal for trapping and cooling a barium ion, rather than a subatomic particle. Hans Dehmelt (1922-2017) : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z In 2011 a respected physics laboratory in Italy reported curious results that seemed to show subatomic particles travelling faster than light. Has a British engineer broken the laws of physics? 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Now, the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, or SESAME, is on the brink of circulating its first subatomic particles. First Middle Eastern X-ray factory readies for action 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Paleontologists cheekily dubbed the species the "Higgs bison" — a play on the famously elusive subatomic particle — because it was so mysterious. The ‘Higgs bison’ mystery is solved with the help of ancient cave paintings 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z But before anyone gets too excited, it's just an unknown subatomic particle at this point, researchers said. A Fifth Force of Nature? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The system is said to use bursts of subatomic particles that are impossible to intercept and, if intercepted, the particles self-destruct, making eavesdropping nearly impossible and alerting the sender that the communication was compromised. Inside the Ring: Senate chairman hits Obama on test ban treaty 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Europe, Japan and elsewhere are rushing to exploit the strange and potentially powerful properties of subatomic particles, but few with as much state support as those in China, researchers say. China’s Latest Leap Forward Isn’t Just Great—It’s Quantum 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The null result, reported on 8 August in Physical Review Letters1, doesn’t spell the end of a decades-long search to find the subatomic particle, which — if found — would upend the standard picture of particle physics. Icy telescope throws cold water on sterile neutrino theory 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z That particle was a long-standing prediction of the current theory of subatomic physics - the Standard Model. New particle hopes fade as LHC data 'bump' disappears - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Instead, Feng said, they just found a series of "excess events" in the data that they didn't expect, and couldn't tell what sort of a subatomic particle they were seeing in the decay. A Fifth Force of Nature? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The findings from the three groups led to the discovery in 2012 of the Higgs boson, the last subatomic particle predicted by the Standard Model to be found. Tom Kibble, Physicist Who Helped Discover the Higgs Mechanism, Dies at 83 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z New data from a massive neutrino experiment show that the elusive subatomic particles must literally be of two mutually exclusive types at once—poking a hole in our intuitive sense of reality. Top stories: A Bronze Age inferno, how the world may end, and Pokémon hot spots for science 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Neutrinos are everywhere: every second, trillions of the subatomic particles fly through our bodies. Icy telescope throws cold water on sterile neutrino theory 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Data from a massive neutrino experiment show that the elusive subatomic particles must literally be of two mutually exclusive types at once—poking a hole in our intuitive sense of reality. Massive neutrino experiment undermines our sense of reality 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z This new subatomic particle may, in fact, prove to be the key to understanding how the other four forces of nature work together – something that proved beyond even Albert Einstein's reach. A Fifth Force of Nature? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The discovery helped lay the foundation for the so-called Standard Model of particle physics, a theory that classifies and describes the interactions of subatomic particles. Tom Kibble, Physicist Who Helped Discover the Higgs Mechanism, Dies at 83 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z After the initial volley, each ricocheting particle releases a spray of subatomic shrapnel that does even more damage. NASA’s Juno mission: Unravel Jupiter’s secrets and solve mysteries of life 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z On an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the crew modifies a photon torpedo, which they'll use to mine a nebula for subatomic particles known as vertions. 'Star Trek' Is Right About Almost Everything Unlike an apple, a subatomic particle can be in two places or of two different types at once. Massive neutrino experiment undermines our sense of reality 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z One jettisoned the principle of equivalence between acceleration and gravity that lies at the heart of general relativity; others violated aspects of quantum field theory, which describes the interactions of subatomic particles. We want information 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The poison's release is set to be triggered by the radioactive decay of a subatomic particle. Schrödinger’s cat just got even weirder (and even more confusing) 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The only known exceptions — called ‘parity violations’ — lie in the realm of subatomic physics. Mirror-image enzyme copies looking-glass DNA 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Quantum field theory provides a unified perspective on the subatomic realm. Physics: Material to meaning : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z As in the strange world of subatomic physics, some forces exert more sway at a greater distance, requiring the discarding of traditional, common-sense physical concepts. The Islamic State Is Winning the Away Games 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z A detector a couple of miles long might become longer or shorter by less than the width of a subatomic particle. A brief history of gravity, gravitational waves and LIGO 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z When two interacting subatomic particles become entangled, any change induced in one will be inflicted upon the other, no matter how distantly they're separated. Schrödinger’s cat just got even weirder (and even more confusing) 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Some physicists said the finding is as big a deal as the 2012 discovery of the subatomic Higgs boson, known as the “God particle.” Breakthrough: Scientists detect Einstein’s gravity ripples 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Gravitational waves stretch the arms to create an incredibly tiny mismatch - smaller than a subatomic particle - in the beams’ locations. Hanford and WSU aid in stunning achievement 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z After 1.3 billion years, across trillions of miles of space, the waves are infinitesimally small — 1/1000th the size of a proton, a subatomic particle. Gravitational waves: Ripples in space-time detected for first time 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Some physicists said this is as big a deal as the 2012 discovery of the subatomic Higgs boson, sometimes called the “God particle.” Scientists detect Einstein-predicted gravitational waves 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The Yale team built a tiny chamber with two aluminum cavities for subatomic particles to bounce around inside, then connected them with a superconducting chip made of sapphire. Schrödinger’s cat just got even weirder (and even more confusing) 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Gravitational waves stretch the arms to create an incredibly tiny mismatch - smaller than a subatomic particle - in the beams’ signature wave curves. Breakthrough: Scientists detect Einstein’s gravity ripples 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z To shield the enormous detector from the confounding zoo of subatomic particles that pummels Earth’s surface, the facility needs to be built more than a kilometre underground. Nuclear rumours delay India’s bid for neutrino glory 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z In this theory, time moved in a way we would consider backward for billions of years — with the universe contracting all the while — until it shrank to subatomic size. What came before the big bang? 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Just as important, the ability of atoms created by collision to hold together long enough to qualify as elements reveals a lot about physics at the subatomic level. How Four New Elements Got Seats at the Periodic Table 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Scientists also discovered a subatomic particle and more great stuff on Mars, but that self-propagating female water snake still has a stranglehold on the prize for Most Inspiring Story of the Year. Joe Queenan Looks Back at 2015 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z Scientists find these properties in subatomic particles when they confirm that the particles sometimes behave as a wave, with characteristic peaks and dips. Quantum leap 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Neutrinos are abundant subatomic particles that are extremely hard to detect. Nuclear rumours delay India’s bid for neutrino glory 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Einstein also made headlines in August when physicists presented the most convincing proof yet that two objects, such as subatomic particles, could be linked, or ‘entangled’. 365 days: The science events that shaped 2015 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Quantum mechanics describes atoms and molecules, electrons and quarks, the fundamental subatomic forces, and much besides. Quantum Gravity in Flatland 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z At the time, I was struggling with the baffling math of quantum mechanics, the partial differential equations that govern the physics of atoms, molecules and subatomic particles. My Love Affair With Relativity 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The size scales involved in those environments are subatomic. Einstein's Unfinished Dream: Marrying Relativity to the Quantum World 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Tensor networks, for example, are a technique developed by condensed-matter physicists to track the quantum states of huge numbers of subatomic particles. The quantum source of space-time 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z In physics, the prize was given to a community of 1,300 physicists led by seven researchers who have shed new light on the basic structure of subatomic particles known as neutrinos. Breakthrough Prize Looks to Stars to Shine on Science 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z A group of 1,300 researchers won the Breakthrough prize in fundamental physics, but the $3m will be shared among five team leaders whose experiments confirmed that ghostly subatomic particles called neutrinos have mass. Academics land £2m prizes at Zuckerberg-backed 'science Oscars' 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The prize in physics went to a team of 1,300 physicists who trapped neutrinos in underground caves, confirming the subatomic phenomenon known as neutrino oscillation. Silicon Valley Gala Awards World’s Largest Science Prizes 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z As planned, the Chinese project will generate seven times the energy of the LHC, smashing subatomic particles together to generate “Higgses” on an unprecedented scale. China to start work on supercollider by 2020, staking claim as science leader 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He found one in particle accelerators, those colossal rings, like the Large Hadron Collider, that crash subatomic particles into each other. Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Entanglement, as it is called, forever intertwines the fates of objects such as subatomic particles, regardless of their separation. Hidden no more 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z What links a theory of short-range forces with the idea of giving subatomic particles mass? Q&A: Boson beginnings : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z These subatomic particles are created in nuclear reactions, such as in the sun and the stars, or in nuclear power plants. A glance at the Nobel Prizes in 2015 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Neutrinos are some of the subatomic particles that make up our universe. Nobel Prize in physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for work on neutrinos 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Neutrinos are ubiquitous subatomic particles which rarely interact with matter and are very difficult to study. Neutrino 'flavours' win physics Nobel Prize - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Fermilab officials plan to use the magnet in a physics experiment called Muon g-2, which will study the properties of muons, subatomic particles that live only 2.2 millionths of a second. Scientists at Fermilab power up 17-ton magnet for experiment 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Quantum computers exploit laws that govern subatomic particles, so they could easily defeat existing encryption methods. Online security braces for quantum revolution 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The term quantum refers to the unusual properties of matter at the subatomic scale, which may only be observable when materials are cooled to temperatures approaching absolute zero, or minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit. Intel to Invest $50 Million in Quantum Computers 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The mass of neutrinos puts a kink in our model of the formation and evolution of the universe, forcing scientists to rethink the way the subatomic particles interact with the rest of the cosmos. Nobel Prize in physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for work on neutrinos 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The results largely match with the predictions of the Standard Model, which explains how much of the universe works at the subatomic level. 2 experiments unveil sharper details about Higgs boson, largely in line with standard model 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Black holes are perplexing objects in part because they invoke two different theories of nature—quantum mechanics, which governs the subatomic world, and general relativity, which describes gravity and reigns on large cosmic scales. Stephen Hawking Hasn't Solved the Black Hole Paradox Just Yet 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z A classmate and I started staying behind after science class to discuss subatomic particles with Mr. DeFelice, a wry, mostly gray-haired man who spoke in deliberate cadences that crescendoed at the end of each sentence. The Life and Death of an Urban School 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Bernard d’Espagnat, a French physicist and philosopher whose writings explored the philosophical implications of the paradoxical laws that govern the subatomic realm, died on Aug. 1 in Paris. Bernard d’Espagnat, French Physicist, Dies at 93 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Neutrinos are subatomic particles with no charge and almost no mass, which very rarely interact with anything. Fastest ever neutrino among slew of fresh findings - BBC News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Scientists sift through the debris of the collisions to learn how the subatomic world is put together. Physicists Restart Souped-Up Hadron Collider 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z A still-developing field, string theory seeks to describe the composition of elementary materials in terms of a subatomic object known as a string. Yoichiro Nambu, physicist who won Nobel Prize in 2008, dies at 94 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z He decided that spontaneous symmetry breaking, or SSB — the change from a symmetric to asymmetric state that scientists were just beginning to observe at the subatomic level — might better explain how substances become superconducting. Yoichiro Nambu, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Dies at 94 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The discovery was made by watching the decay of a type of subatomic particle known as the Lambda B baryon. CERN's Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new class of particle 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Researchers working on the collider’s LHCb detector spotted signals that are produced when five subatomic particles called quarks combine together to form pentaquarks. Large Hadron Collider scientists discover new particles: pentaquarks 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In the collider’s first run, scientists notched several successes, including the Higgs and the discovery of two new subatomic particles. Physicists Restart Souped-Up Hadron Collider 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z According to the traditional laws of physics, interactions involving subatomic particles should be characterized by reversibility and symmetry. Yoichiro Nambu, physicist who won Nobel Prize in 2008, dies at 94 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z He developed a mathematical model to describe this phenomenon and quickly turned his attention to the world of subatomic particles. Yoichiro Nambu, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Dies at 94 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z In 1964, two physicists - Murray Gell Mann and George Zweig - independently proposed the existence of the subatomic particles known as quarks. Hadron Collider discovers new particle - BBC News 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z On Earth, most muons are formed when cosmic rays—high-energy subatomic particles that typically originate outside our solar system—crash into the atmosphere, triggering a cascade of lower energy particles. Giving buildings a cosmic CT scan 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The Large Hadron Collider sprung back to life this month, smashing subatomic particles with nearly double the energy used to discover the Higgs boson, a landmark in understanding the makeup of the physical world. Humankind’s Existentially Lucky Numbers 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z And quasiparticles, which are vibrations in matter that behave like real subatomic particles, also have a following. A little bit, better 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Physics isn’t all about discovering new subatomic particles and describing the fundamental forces that hold the universe together. In basketball, physics predicts how big a lead your team needs to win 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Lederman won the Nobel prize for physics with two other scientists for discovering a subatomic particle called the muon neutrino. Physicist puts Nobel prize medal up for auction 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Lederman won the Nobel Prize in physics with two other scientists for discovering a subatomic particle called the muon neutrino. Physicist's Nobel Prize up for auction, $325,000 to start 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z The purple jets and the red plumes on either side are actually invisible to our eyes because they are made of high-energy plasma beams, subatomic particles and magnetic fields. A look back at 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z When cosmic rays smash into molecules in our atmosphere, the collisions create showers of subatomic particles, including electrons, positrons, and other electrically charged particles. Cosmic rays could reveal secrets of lightning on Earth 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z It then steadily zoomed back in, down to the level of subatomic quarks. Rolling a Boulder Up Mount Everest 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z By studying the byproducts of those collisions, physicists are able to discover new particles and learn other things about the physics of subatomic particles. The Large Hadron Collider Is Back In Action 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z And a theory of strings is more intelligible to some than a theory of tiny, massless, vibrating subatomic squiggles. Strike a chord 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, were struggling to find a way to link global teams to track complex research about the nature of subatomic particles. Budget Wars Threaten Basic Science And Future Innovation 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Bell's Theorem, more formally known as 'On the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox', demonstrated that Einstein's views on quantum mechanics - the behaviour of very small things like atoms and subatomic particles - were incorrect. Street named after NI physicist 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Always entertaining, Lombardi managed to slide in a reference to neutrinos, which are subatomic particles. Kings are facing uncertainty as trade deadline looms Merely removing the betting restrictions on HULHE, for instance, boosts the range of possibilities to 6.38x10161, a figure so mind-bogglingly big that it far exceeds the number of subatomic particles in the observable universe. The perfect card sharp 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Because it uses as its bits tiny particles , either atoms or subatomic particles, these are subject to the laws of quantum physics. Quantum thinking: Cats to computers 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z I don’t mean that we can’t calculate or control things inside the atom — cellphones, laptops and GPS systems are all fruits of our ability to deal with the subatomic realm. Review: ‘The Quantum Moment,’ by Robert P. Crease and Alfred Scharff Goldhaber and ‘Island of Knowledge,’ by Marcelo Gleiser The full Planck analysis also confirms, with a margin of error about 30% narrower than in 2013, that the subatomic particles called neutrinos come in three types. European probe shoots down dark-matter claims 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z First the cosmos, then the subatomic world, now the mind, theoretical physicists, it owuld seem, shall rule the world. Learning How Little We Know About the Brain 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z A chart headed "names and characteristics of various subatomic particles" was pinned to the wall. Artist partners with physics lab, water district, cop shop 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z These flashes attracted significant scientific attention, and a series of experiments determined that they are caused by cosmic rays: free moving subatomic particles from distant destructing stars. Isolation and hallucinations: the mental health challenges faced by astronauts 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited them for discovering “two of nature’s most remarkable subatomic particles.” Martin Perl, Physicist Who Discovered Electron’s Long-Lost Brother, Dies at 87 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z A fist-wide pipe runs 40 meters from the shed to a long, perpendicular bunker, the former home of a beam that for decades shot subatomic particles north toward Minnesota. Do We Live in a Holographic Universe? 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Together they comprise the Pierre Auger Observatory: a US$53-million experiment to reveal the mysterious origins of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, the most energetic subatomic particles known to exist. Astronomy: To catch a cosmic ray 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z At Tropicana Field, the Yankees fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 1-0, as their microscopic playoff hopes shrank to subatomic levels. Masahiro Tanaka Near Returning, but Yankees’ Wild-Card Hopes Are All but Gone 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z A guiding principle of quantum mechanics, the study of the universe’s subatomic building blocks, has been that matter and light, at their most basic levels, exist in multiple states at once. Defending Against Hackers of the Future 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Martin Perl, who was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a new subatomic particle, one of the building blocks of the universe, died on Tuesday in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 87. Martin Perl, Physicist Who Discovered Electron’s Long-Lost Brother, Dies at 87 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z These researchers are exploring subatomic physics, astrophysics, chemistry, biology and a host of other different types of sciences. The Hardware Behind IBM's Watson Will Be Probing The Mysteries Of Physics 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z The amount of information needed to encode a human being at the subatomic level is unimaginably huge. Your application for eternal life has been partially approved : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z In assembling “Steam,” she turned to 31 artists whose practices are influenced by fields including medicine, ecology and subatomic physics. Putting the A in STEAM 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Bulbul and her team believe that the x-ray was created by the deterioration of a unique subatomic particle called a sterile neutrino. Astronomers Are Closer to Understanding Dark Matter 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Although the process of braiding particles takes place at subatomic scales, it is evocative of the motions of a weaver overlapping threads to create a pattern. Microsoft Makes a Bet on Quantum Computing Research 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z During its first run, the particle accelerator was used to discover the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, without which particles wouldn't hold together — and there would be no matter. Famed atom smasher gets twice the energy next year 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z However, Einstein, says Kaiser, called “quantum entanglement,” the concept that subatomic particles can be connected across space and time and, as a result, affect each other instantly —“spooky action at a distance.” A Cosmic Test For 'Spooky' Entanglement 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The technique takes advantage of the fact that everything on earth is constantly being bombarded by muons, subatomic particles that are somewhat like electrons, though about 200 times as heavy. Assessing Fukushima Damage Without Eyes on the Inside 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The kind of matter they aim to make comes in the form of subatomic particles invisible to the naked eye. Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Scientists are replicating the effect of slowing down subatomic particles as if they were being cooled to an extremely low temperature, which almost stops them in their tracks. With Quantum Devices, UK Army Hopes to Overcome GPS Vulnerabilities - Digits - WSJ 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, physicists working at the LHC experiments will continue to explore unmapped regions of the subatomic world, with the hope of turning up more members of this exotic new family. Quirky Quark Combo Creates Exotic New Particle 2014-04-09T20:05:00Z Cosmic rays are basically high-energy subatomic particles of unknown origin that float through space. Curiosity's Camera Captures Light On Mars, But No Aliens 2014-04-08T18:10:00Z Imprinted on the cosmos when it was a subatomic quantum speck, they have been blown up a trillion trillion times and spread across the sky for inspection. Out There: Ripples From the Big Bang 2014-03-24T21:55:26Z A successful demonstration will encourage physicists who have been eyeing the prospect of a photon-photon collider as a tool to study how subatomic particles behave. Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Guth’s idea was that the cosmos expanded at an exponential rate for a few tens of trillionths of trillionths of trillionths of seconds after the Big Bang, ballooning from subatomic to football size. Telescope captures view of gravitational waves 2014-03-19T18:20:36.133Z IC: The repeated doubling in size of an explosive subatomic speck of inflating material. BICEP2 Makes Waves in Cosmology: Now What? 2014-03-18T13:43:20Z |
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