A particle accelerator that produces intense X-rays could be squeezed into a device that fits on a table, my colleagues and I ...

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To study the inner workings of an atom's nucleus, scientists have traditionally relied on sophisticated particle colliders to ...

The answer to this question depends on how you think about quantum gravity, explains physicist Vlatko Vedral ...

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In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

Chinese scientists claim they have cracked a decades-old dilemma, turning a much sought-after vision into reality.

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Scientists from around the world are at Brown to discuss what is known, and what needs to be learned, about the long-sought particle discovered a decade ago.

The US High Energy Physics Advisory Panel has been dissolved for reasons of politics, not efficiency, says Robert P Crease ...