3 Questions: Philip Harris on first observation of long-predicted Higgs boson decay | MIT News
Seeing Higgs boson decay required “magic-eye” focus; may help physicists understand why the universe has mass.
Aug. 28, 2018 • ~6 min
In neutron stars, protons may do the heavy lifting | MIT News
The positively charged particles may have an outsize influence on the properties of neutron stars and other neutron-rich objects.
Aug. 13, 2018 • ~8 min
3Q: Richard Milner on a new U.S. particle accelerator | MIT News
Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead.
July 24, 2018 • ~9 min
Project to elucidate the structure of atomic nuclei at the femtoscale | MIT News
Laboratory for Nuclear Science project selected to explore machine learning for lattice quantum chromodynamics.
July 6, 2018 • ~2 min
3 Questions: Pinning down a neutrino’s mass | MIT News
KATRIN experiment investigates the ghostly particle.
June 8, 2018 • ~8 min
Understanding the proton's weak side | MIT News
Research from the Qweak experiment provides a precision measurement of the proton’s weak charge. narrows the search for new physics.
May 10, 2018 • ~8 min
Or Hen receives 2018 Guido Altarelli Award | MIT News
Assistant professor of physics and Laboratory for Nuclear Science researcher recognized for major contributions to high energy and nuclear physics.
April 18, 2018 • ~5 min
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