Stanford’s new lab could make particle accelerators 1,000 times smaller

Particle accelerators have proven vital to understanding subatomic physics, but current technology tends to make them… rather large. And Stanford is determined to address that. SLAC has started assembling a new location, FACET-II (Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests), that could lead to accelerators 100 to 1,000 times smaller than you see today. The facility […]

Quantum ‘hashtags’ may prove the existence of a strange particle

Hashtags could soon be useful for a lot more than fostering discussion on your favorite social network. Researchers have developed a hashtag-shaped quantum chip (shown below) that could confirm the existence of the oddball Majorana particle, which exists as both matter and antimatter at the same time. The team has learned that laying indium phosphide […]

‘New frontier’ in physics: Subatomic particle with double dose of 'charm' discovered

Published time: 7 Jul, 2017 00:16 A long sought subatomic particle has finally been found, according to physicists at the Large Hadron Collider. Scientists hope the discovery will help to further explain a key force that binds matter together. High-speed collisions in the Large Hadron Collider – the world’s biggest atom smasher – helped to […]