A slender glass fiber no thicker than a human hair placed across a particle beam could improve accelerator monitoring. A team ...

Experimenting in the world of particle physics probably brings to mind large, expensive pieces of equipment like particle accelerators, or at least exotic elements or isotopes that most of us can’t ...

Scientists turned off the world’s largest particle accelerator in December. This planned, 3-year shutdown at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will let staff make repairs and upgrade the accelerator so ...

Shifting from giant accelerators 26 km (16 miles) across to brain surgery theaters, a particle detector first developed by physicists at CERN is being used by scientists in Germany to treat brain ...

When the Electron Ion Collider received the go-ahead in January 2020, it became the only new major accelerator in the works anywhere in the world. "All the stars aligned," said Elke-Caroline ...

A new particle detector has passed a crucial test that shows it is ready to detect the "ashes" left over from a unique primordial soup that filled the universe immediately after the Big Bang. The ...

Tom Whyntie has previously received funding from UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). He is also affiliated with the Langton Star Centre, the research facility attached to the Simon ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $17.5 million in funding for advanced research projects in particle accelerator science and technology as well as ...

The revamped LHC will see more particle collisions and mind-blowing energy levels to hunt for dark matter and extra dimensions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...