THE PHYSICS OF FOOTBALL
Football is a wonderful game that contains a lot of athleticism and physics. This is easily seen during a game…
Physics
THE GHOST PARTICLE
Every time atomic nuclei come together (like in the sun) or break apart (like in a nuclear reactor), they produce…
THE HIGGS BOSON
The Higgs boson is the fundamental particle associated with the Higgs field, a field that gives mass to other fundamental…
INTRODUCTION TO GRAVITONS
According to the Standard Model, there are 3 families of elementary particles. When we say ‘elementary’, scientists mean particles that…
The universe is slightly hotter than it should be, ‘Dark photons’ could be to blame
These strange particles would be the carriers of a new, fifth force of nature that normal matter does not experience,…
Ripples in the fabric of space-time could reveal the moment when time began
Scientists have advanced in discovering how to use ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves to peer back to the…
Science in pills: LUMINOUS CIRCLES ABOVE HELICOPTERS
Amid the arid expanses of desert operations, helicopters often become the centerpiece of a spectacular light show, a phenomenon both…
What is the smallest thing ever photographed?
Imagine a shadow cast by… a single atom. A fascinating scientific pursuit led by a team of researchers at Griffith…
Dark matter particle that may finally shed light on cosmic mystery the ‘best of both worlds’
A phase change in the early universe and particles called HYPERs could make dark matter detectable in future experiments. A…
Scientists have created a simulation of the curved spacetime
Scientists have created a simulation of an entire family of universes with curvature using ultracold quantum gases. Einstein’s Theory of…