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CMS Search for New Physics in Four-Jet Events with Bottom
The CMS collaboration reports a search for new particles decaying into pairs of jets containing bottom quarks, using 13 TeV proton-proton collision...
CosmicWatch: A $100 Muon Detector Opens Particle Physics
A compact, $100 detector called CosmicWatch, developed at the University of Delaware, allows students and researchers to detect invisible cosmic...
Self-Supervised Learning Sharpens Resonance Mass
A new self-supervised learning method improves the reconstruction of heavy resonance masses in particle physics experiments, showing sharper peaks and
Topology Imprinting Generates Structured Light in Nonlinear
A 2026 study in IEEE Photonics Journal details topology imprinting, a method where the spatial structure of light at a fundamental frequency is...
Ultra-High-Energy Photon Defies Physics to Reach Earth
A 300 TeV photon from a distant gamma-ray burst survived a 2-billion-light-year journey that should have destroyed it, challenging Einstein's...
Building Reproducibility into Moiré Material Research
A Nature Physics perspective argues that reproducibility challenges in moiré material experiments must be addressed from the outset in material...
Study reveals hidden slow creep stage before explosive
A new study from Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows cracks begin as tiny 2D patches that creep slowly before a geometric transition triggers...
UrQMD Model Reveals Neutron Origin of Stopped Protons
A microscopic transport model study shows a significant fraction of protons stopped at mid-rapidity in low-energy heavy-ion collisions originate from
New Experiment Sets Limits on Axion-like Dark Matter
A physics experiment using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and a SQUID magnetometer has searched for ultralight axion-like dark matter...
Belle II could probe new physics via
A new study proposes using the Belle II experiment to search for long-lived heavy neutral leptons, predicted by extensions of the Standard Model, by
Dark Matter Search Probes Xenon Excitation After LZ Event
A new study analyzes the potential for detecting inelastic xenon excitation signals in the LZ dark matter experiment, following its report of a...
Temperature Weakens Spin-Orbit Coupling in Topological
A study finds increasing temperature weakens spin-orbit coupling in materials like Bi2Se3, driving a transition from a topological insulator to a...
AI proposes physics experiments that beat
An international team shows artificial intelligence can design physics experiments using existing lab components that yield more precise results than
Physicist Sarah Demers on AI's Role in Particle Physics
Yale physicist Sarah Demers discusses the U.S. Department of Energy's use of AI to optimize the Mu2e experiment, while cautioning about intellectual
MIT physicists debunk neutrino laser concept
A new MIT study shows a theoretical proposal for a laser-like neutrino beam is impossible due to the particles' high-energy recoil and quantum nature.
Solar sail drag emerges at 75% light speed
A study finds relativistic effects create drag on laser-pushed solar sails at about 75% of light speed, reducing their propulsion efficiency.
Quantum Materials Stalled by Synthesis
A new analysis in Nature Physics identifies synthesis dependence as a major obstacle in quantum materials research, where uncontrolled sample...
Jefferson Lab to Probe Dark Photons
A simulation study outlines a proposed experiment using a 500 MeV positron beam on a hydrogen target to search for light dark photons in the 7-19 MeV...
Magic-Angle Graphene Detects Faint IR Light
A study published in Nature Communications on August 31, 2026, shows that faint far-infrared radiation can switch magic-angle twisted bilayer...
JUNO models atmospheric neutrino singles
A study characterizes single-signal events from atmospheric neutrino neutral-current interactions in large liquid scintillator detectors, identifying...
Computer Science Debates Its Core Subject
Theoretical computer scientists debate whether their field is fundamentally about computers or the abstract study of algorithms and computation, a...
Erk Gradients Control Zebrafish Fin
Researchers have identified how zebrafish fins regenerate to their exact pre-injury size. A study in *Nature Physics* shows that gradients of Erk...
Harvard study models physics of kiiking
Harvard researchers have published a mathematical analysis of kiiking, Estonia's extreme swinging sport. The study frames the athlete's ability to...
Nuclear magnetic flips explain low-energy
A study finds low-energy gamma rays from atomic nuclei come from magnetic transitions where protons and neutrons flip their internal magnets.