The search for dark matter gets a speed boost from quantum technology

Researchers have found a way to speed up the search for dark matter using technology from quantum computing. By squeezing quantum noise, detectors can now look for axions twice as fast.

Benjamin Brubaker, Postdoctoral Fellow in Quantum Physics, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Feb. 10, 2021 ~9 min

Quantum projects launched to solve universe’s mysteries

Researchers will use cutting-edge quantum technologies to transform our understanding of the universe and answer key questions such as the nature of dark

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 13, 2021 ~6 min


CERN: discovery sheds light on the great mystery of why the universe has less 'antimatter' than matter

New physics may be needed to explain why there's more matter than antimatter in the universe.

Lars Eklund, Professor of Particle Physics, University of Glasgow • conversation
Dec. 21, 2020 ~7 min

Fragments of energy – not waves or particles – may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe

Field theory describes the universe as energy flowing along unending lines. With this perspective, it is possible to define a new fundamental building block of matter.

Larry M. Silverberg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University • conversation
Dec. 9, 2020 ~8 min

Women in STEM: Holly Pacey

Holly Pacey is a PhD candidate in the High Energy Physics Group based at the Cavendish Laboratory, and works on the ATLAS experiment. She spent the 2017-18 academic year working at CERN in Geneva, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 11, 2019 ~4 min

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