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Using Ultrafast Laser, ‘Mini’ Particle Accelerator Sets New Energy Record

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/02/2019

Smaller accelerators will be more affordable. In the hands...

Future Circular Collider, Large Hadron Collider, particle physics, Higgs boson, Sabine Hossenfelder, Circular Electron-Positron Collider, science communication, extra dimensions, Big Bang, black holes,

Science Communication Will Help Decide When the Next Particle Smasher Will Be Built

Nirmalya Kajuri 25/02/2019

An ongoing debate among physicists demonstrates the rewards of...

Future Circular Collider, Large Hadron Collider, particle physics, Higgs boson, Sabine Hossenfelder, Circular Electron-Positron Collider, science communication, extra dimensions, Big Bang, black holes,

CERN’s Concept Design for Next-Gen ‘Supercollider’ Mirrors China’s Plans

Vasudevan Mukunth 17/01/2019

The Future Circular Collider will ramp up its energy...

A simulated signal of black hole production and decay at the LHC. Credit: CERN/ATLAS

Beauty Is Truth, Truth Is Beauty, and Other Lies of Physics

Sabine Hossenfelder 15/07/2018

In the last 40 years, while there has been...

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A High Energy Physicist in Odisha Probes the Interrelated Universe

Nandita Jayaraj 07/03/2018

Dr Swapna Mahapatra explains the context of her research...

Hunter S. Thompson, pioneer of gonzo journalism, in May 1989. Credit: Rs79/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Meet the Hunter S. Thompson of Elementary Particles

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/09/2017

Particles called gluons are responsible for mediating the strong...

Clockwork theory will have to face down a host of challenges before it can be declared a definitive success. Credit: gaborfejes/pixabay

New Math Technique Mops up Higgs Boson’s Mass Problem Like Clockwork

Vasudevan Mukunth 31/03/2017

At the Rencontres de Moriond, CERN physicists presented a...