Antimatter: scientists find way to trap elusive material by blasting it with lasers

Laser-cooling enables new measurements that could explain why antimatter is so scarce in our universe.

Niels Madsen, Professor of Physics, Swansea University • conversation
April 22, 2021 • ~7 min

Proof of new physics from the muon's magnetic moment? Maybe not, according to a new theoretical calculation

For 15 years, there has been a mismatch in physics. A particle called the muon wasn't behaving the way theory predicted it should. A new theory and new experiment might solve this problem.

Zoltan Fodor, Professor of Physics, Penn State • conversation
April 9, 2021 • ~9 min

How we found hints of new particles or forces of nature – and why it could change physics

New particles or forces may exist that aren't accounted for in the standard model.

Mark Lancaster, Professor of Physics, University of Manchester • conversation
April 8, 2021 • ~7 min

What a possible new breakthrough at Cern could reveal about the structure of the universe

A transcript of episode 9 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including an update on the situation for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
April 6, 2021 • ~43 min

A new force of nature? The inside story of fresh evidence from Cern that's exciting physicists – podcast

Plus why the situation for Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladesh has gone from bad to worse. Listen to episode 9 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
April 1, 2021 • ~4 min

New result from LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics

UK particle physicists have today announced ‘intriguing’ results that potentially cannot be explained by the current laws of nature.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2021 • ~8 min

Evidence of brand new physics at Cern? Why we're cautiously optimistic about our new findings

If the finding really is the result of new fundamental particles then it will finally be the breakthrough that physicists have been yearning for for decades.

Paula Alvarez Cartelle, Lecturer of Particle Physics, University of Cambridge • conversation
March 23, 2021 • ~8 min

Cern: scientists discover four new particles – here's why they matter

The theory of tiny particles isn't complete. But new discoveries are helping scientists expand it.

Harry Cliff, Particle physicist, University of Cambridge • conversation
March 3, 2021 • ~8 min

It's no Large Hadron Collider, but our new particle accelerator is the size of a large room

The compact accelerators are 100 times smaller than traditional ones, and could easily fit inside hospitals and laboratories.

Gianluca Sarri, Reader (Associate Professor) at the School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Feb. 18, 2021 • ~8 min

Forget the Large Hadron Collider – our team has designed a particle accelerator the size of a large room

The compact accelerators are 100 times smaller than traditional ones, and could easily fit inside hospitals and laboratories.

Gianluca Sarri, Reader (Associate Professor) at the School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Feb. 18, 2021 • ~8 min

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