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Is the Higgs boson doing its job?

Sep 12, 2025 12 min read

At the heart of particle physics lies the Standard Model, a theory that has stood for nearly half a century as the best description of the subatomic realm. It tells us what particles exist, how they i…

Scientists make video of molecule rotating

Aug 9, 2019 4 min read

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A research group in Germany has captured images of what a rotating molecule looks like. This is a significant feat because it is very difficult to observe individual atoms and molecules, which are ver…

A journey through Twitter and time, with the laws of physics

Jul 27, 2019 6 min read

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Say you're in a dark room and there's a flash. The light travels outward in all directions from the source, and the illumination seems to expand in a sphere. This is a visualisation of how the…

'Weak charge' measurement holds up SM prediction

May 18, 2018 3 min read

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Various dark matter detectors around the world, massive particle accelerators and colliders, powerful telescopes on the ground and in space all have their distinct agendas but ultimately what unites t…