Physicists sent an ultra-clean, miniature ping-pong ball through part of the Large Hadron Collider beam pipe to test for hidden defects. Sometimes the best solutions in high-energy physics research are surprisingly low-tech. Physicists sent a careful... Continue reading →

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment adds new intrigue to the hunt for dark matter. Physicists operating an experiment located half a mile underground in Minnesota reported this weekend that they have found possible hints of dark-matter partic... Continue reading →

A scientist uses a technique from astronomy to investigate whether William Shakespeare really wrote all of those sonnets. William Shakespeare is one of the most widely known playwrights and masters of the English language—or so we think. Some liter... Continue reading →

Arturo Gomez has spent more than 40 years working with visiting astronomers at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Ascending the mountain road to Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory at sunrise can reveal the destructive power of lig... Continue reading →

In CERN’s first opportunity to engage directly with a UN organization since it gained observer status, grad students suggested ways to improve the situation of women in science. European physics laboratory CERN dedicated its first act as an obs... Continue reading →

The first result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment improves on previous measurements, promises precise future results. The space-based Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment could be building toward evidence of dark matter, judging by i... Continue reading →

Accelerator-powered ion implantation proves key to advances in integrated circuits. Particle accelerators earned an important place on the semiconductor assembly line decades ago, and today their role in silicon wafer manufacturing processes continue... Continue reading →

Kids of all ages flocked to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to learn about the universe and have fun doing it. Last Sunday, 350 of the closest friends and neighbors of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology streamed onto th... Continue reading →