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'Ghost particles' detected inside the Large Hadron Collider for the first time
By Ben Turner published
The breakthrough will allow scientists to research long sought-after high energy neutrinos.
Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time
By Ben Turner published
Wigner crystals have been theorized for more than 80 years, but this is the first time the elusive crystals have been captured in an image.
1st 'atom tornado' created from swirling vortex of helium atoms
By Ben Turner published
Physicists have created the first-ever atomic vortex beam — a swirling tornado of atoms and molecules with mysterious properties that have yet to be understood.
1st sign of elusive 'triangle singularity' shows particles swapping identities in mid-flight
By Paul Sutter published
Physicists sifting through old particle accelerator data have found evidence of a highly-elusive, never-before-seen process: a so-called triangle singularity.
'Doubly charming' tetraquark is the longest-lived exotic-matter particle ever found
By Ben Turner published
Studying the particle could provide physicists with vital insight into the rules that govern how all matter is formed.
World's thinnest electronic device is 2 atoms thick
By Ben Turner published
The thinner size allows electrons to move across the device much faster, which could lead to the development of much quicker computers.
Take a tour of the synchrotron, where electrons reach near light-speed
By How It Works magazine, Robert Jones published
Find out how the U.K.'s largest laboratory can accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light.
This 'charming' particle could have saved the universe
By Ben Turner published
The charm meson could answer why there's more matter than antimatter in the universe.
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