The beginning of the universe: Cosmic inflation with standard particle physics repertoire

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, ...
Purdue University

Purdue physicists part of discovery of rare particle decay predicted by the Standard Model

Red lines show the disintegration of a B-sub-s into two muons in the CMS camera at the Large Hadron Collider. Yello, green and blue are used to denote particles other than muons. Purdue University ...
Science Daily

Dark matter might not be invisible after all. It could leave a hidden glow

Researchers suggest that dark matter might subtly color light red or blue as it passes through, revealing traces of its ...
The Conversation

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Harald Fox receives funding from UKRI. Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that ...
Phys.org

'Quantum squeezing' a nanoscale particle for the first time

They used a nanoscale particle made of glass levitated in a vacuum and cooled it to the lowest possible energy level to reduce its uncertainty. After making sure its trapping potential was optimally ...
The Conversation

3.5 kilometres underwater, scientists found a staggeringly energetic particle from outer space

Luke Barnes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...